Re: Similar vs. Similarly

On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 17:07:23 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve Hayes)
wrote:

>On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 06:13:57 +0000, Don Aitken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>>>"Similarly to the stone cameo of his wife Livia (fig. 2), this glass cameo
>>>>features an image of the head of Augustus in total profile."
>>>
>>>Like, why not just say "like"?
>>
>>That is the obvious answer, but "like" is out of favor because people
>>are too afraid of using it where "as" would be correct. Few people
>>even notice the opposite mistake, which is at least as common.
>
>Nevertheless, it is right in this instance, and far better than trying to do
>verbal contortions with "similarly".

I wasn't disagreeing, just pointing out a possible reason why people
don't follow your good advice.

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