as like разница

Ответ от Ekaterina Semennikova[эксперт]
Use like, not as, to compare unlike things.• Her perfume smells like oranges.• Henry, like Harold, enjoys rollerblading.Only use as if you implying that the two things being compared are essentially the same. For instance, if you want to say that a certain performer appears in the garb of Elvis, you could use as.• Betty sings as Elvis.But if you want to suggest that Betty’s singing resembles Elvis’s, you are making a comparison, so like is the proper word.• Betty sings like Elvis.A few more examples:• As a virgin, Mary was very surprised to discover that she was pregnant.Mary is a virgin; use as. • Like a virgin, Madonna is anxious about sleeping with her lover.Madonna is not a virgin; she is only being compared to a virgin. Use like. • Madonna is as giddy as a virgin. As . .as is a comparison formula. Essentially, Madonna’s giddiness is the same as a virgin’s giddiness. Since two identical things are being compared (two giddinesses), use as.