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- similar to or similarly to - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Using the example "to obtain similar to or similarly to," the latter sounds very strange even though similarly is definitely being used as an adverb The sentence: "The fragments were obtained simi
- Is similar in A and B means equal to similar between A and B?
The difference is a bit subtle "The microbial activity level was similar in A and B" means the same behavior was observed in two distinct cases, perhaps without A and B being aware of each other "There was no difference in microbial activity between A and B" suggests a comparison of the two cases in a sort of competitive manner Disclaimer: This is a personal interpretation and I won't claim
- meaning - Using similar to mean identical - English Language . . .
Similar and identical have different meaning to be precise But if you have noticed people using it, that could be because many times people start using the first word that comes to their mind and they don't evaluate that word to be precisely what they are trying to say
- phrase requests - Is there a word to describe words that sound similar . . .
Is there a word, phrase, or other descriptor, that describes two or more words that have a similar - but very specifically not identical - sound to each other, but which have different meanings?
- word choice - in a similar way as or in a similar way to? - English . . .
For me, rephrasing to "A is constructed in a way similar to B ('s way of construction)" makes it clearer that the second statement is correct
- in the same vein as vs. in a similar vein to vs. along a similar vein
The other options "in a similar vein to" and "along the same vein" sound a little odd to my ear I guess you'd be better off using "in a similar way to" and "along the same lines" instead
- Is there a single word which means similar but not quite the same . . .
A book is similar to a kindle (they hold pages, pg numbers, chapters, introductions, glossary, credits, acknowledgements, information etc) Yet there are some characteristics which set them apart For instance a book is made of different materials, it does not emit light, it is not electronic, and it does not contain more "books"
- Latin expression abbreviation meaning similar to
I recall seeing an expression with this same meaning in a linguistics paper For instance: This adjective declines like an e-stem noun (1)- [The abbreviation I am looking for] e-stem This
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