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Okay. Today, a great comparison.
Listen, we're going to study the difference between like l ik e and as a s, now this can be very confusing for some people.
For example, I cook like my mother.
So if we want to use AS in that sentence, how do we need to change it?
Like this. I cook as my mother does.
Let's try another example, I want to be smart like you and if we want to use the word as, I want to be as smart as you are.
Okay, so do you notice the difference?
when you use like there is no verb after like and when you use as there is a verb somewhere after as now to be honest in daily English sometimes Americans break those rules but when we want to make a comparison using like then after you say the word like, don't use a verb.
If you want to use or make a comparison using as, then after the word as somewhere, there is a verb.
So this is a really basic rule.
And like I said, sometimes Americans do break the rule.
But as you study English, as you listen to Americans speaking English, as you read English online or in books, magazines, newspapers.
I want you to pay attention to like and as, and see how we use it when making comparisons.
Check out the dialogue.
Ah I wish I were more confident.
Maybe you should act like your brother.
huh? You want me to act as if I were Jimmy?
No, like Timmy. Jimmy's just two.
So the guy wants to be more confident, the other guy says act like your brother.
Well the guy has two brothers.
One brother is Timmy and the other brother is Jimmy.
Jimmy is only two years old.
Do you want me to act like my two -year -old brother?
No, like Timmy! I guess Timmy is much older.
But did you hear? Maybe you should act like your brother.
No verb. You want me to act as if I were.
That's a be verb were Jimmy, and then again, no like Timmy.
There you go, and Timmy is just a noun, okay.
So, it's a basic rule to, for many students, a very confusing thing, when to use like, when to use as, when not to use them when making a comparison.
So, hopefully this helps you a little bit.
But to be honest, the only way to really master these differences, to master daily English, is to use it.
And the easiest way to learn how to use it is to watch or listen to other Americans using using it and then to mimic them, to copy them, and then to try and use it on your own, okay?
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I wish I were more confident.
Maybe you should act like your brother.
You want me to act as if I were Jimmy?
No, like Timmy. Jimmy's just two.
I wish I were more confident.
Maybe you should act like your brother.
Huh? You want me to act as if I were Jimmy?
No, like Timmy! Jimmy's just two.