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the guy who be short · 08-31-2005, 11:16 AM

To further capitalise on the use of the word "like" for the Anti-Wing camp...

The sentence includes a simile. A simile compares one thing to a different thing.

For example, one can say "Tom leapt like a fox." That is okay. Tom's leap is compared to that of a fox.

One cannot say "Tom leapt like a Tom." It doesn't make sense. You can't compare something to itself, or it's just a description and the word "like" becomes redundant.

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08-31-2005, 11:16 AM	#1
the guy who be short Shadowed Prince Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Thulcandra Posts: 2,343	To further capitalise on the use of the word "like" for the Anti-Wing camp... The sentence includes a simile. A simile compares one thing to a different thing. For example, one can say "Tom leapt like a fox." That is okay. Tom's leap is compared to that of a fox. One cannot say "Tom leapt like a Tom." It doesn't make sense. You can't compare something to itself, or it's just a description and the word "like" becomes redundant.