May 2, 2014 · The other options "in a similar vein to" and "along the same vein" sound a little odd to my ear. I guess you'd be better off using "in a similar way to" and "along the same lines" …

Nov 4, 2018 · Using the example "to obtain similar to or similarly to," the latter sounds very strange even though similarly is definitely being used as an adverb. The sentence: "The …

A book is similar to a kindle (they hold pages, pg. numbers, chapters, introductions, glossary, credits, acknowledgements, information..etc). Yet there are some characteristics which set …

Apr 24, 2011 · 1 I ran into a somewhat similar situation recently where I was tempted to use "both" in reference to three items, as in: I did see a notable increase in my approach frequency when …

Apr 4, 2011 · You can use "like" in formal writing as well. "Painters like Monet, who were concerned with capturing the evanescent impressions of light, were dubbed Impressionists." …

Dec 22, 2015 · Upon using the phrase "great minds think alike" in chat today, I was informed that it is really a shortened version of "Great minds think alike, small minds rarely differ" or "Great …

Jan 26, 2015 · I am looking for a phrase that compares two characters that share very similar attributes and characteristics. Prufrock and Hamlet truly are [ ... ] I don't want something like …

I called out someone's comments as racist when someone decided to correct me and say that the term was incorrect. According to this person, the word racism only seems to apply when …

1) "juice" in the first question is a noncount noun, thus you will answer with "some" or similar modifier "little" etc. And it is perfectly acceptable to say and write, "there's"

Jun 23, 2020 · I've come across this analogous question for the opposite case Idioms/Phrase for Obvious No but couldn't find one for mine. I'm looking for phrases like "Does the Pope …