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usage of 'As' for comparison

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erpriyankabishnoi
 Post subject: usage of 'As' for comparison
 Post Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 12:13 am 
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Can we use 'as' to compare noun/ noun phrases ( similar to the way we do for like)? I know that we generally use 'as' to compare clauses/ prepositional phrases.
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jnelson0612
 Post subject: Re: usage of 'As' for comparison
 Post Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:24 pm 
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erpriyankabishnoi wrote:
Can we use 'as' to compare noun/ noun phrases ( similar to the way we do for like)? I know that we generally use 'as' to compare clauses/ prepositional phrases.


No, we use "like" to compare nouns or noun phrases. For example,

Like chocolate, vanilla is a popular ice cream flavor. (looks good)

As chocolate, vanilla is a popular ice cream flavor. (eek! not good)

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