Re: like as a conjunction

Subject: Re: like as a conjunction
From: David Dvorkin <ddvorki -at- USWEST -dot- COM>
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1996 08:55:20 +0700

> From: Williams Diane <Williams_Diane -at- DOTE -dot- OSD -dot- MIL>

> "Like" can be used as a conjunction, "Like water for chocolate"!

No, that's using "like" as a preposition. "She is like water for chocolate."

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