It`s the same to work as a cook than to work like a cook? I have a doubt about "like" and "as": what is the difference betwen "to work as" and "to work like"? for exemple, the difference betwen "he wo

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It`s the same to work as a cook than to work like a cook? I have a doubt about "like" and "as": what is the difference betwen "to work as" and "to work like"? for exemple, the difference betwen "he works as a cook" and "he works like a cook" Thank you so much. I think in spanish, french or italian, the languages i speak better, both sentences (he works like/he works as) have the same traslation, but in english I think that they are not exactly the some thing. Thank you very much

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It`s the same to work as a cook than to work like a cook?

I have a doubt about "like" and "as": what is the difference betwen "to work as" and "to work like"? for exemple, the difference betwen "he works as a cook" and "he works like a cook" Thank you so much.
I think in spanish, french or italian (the languages I speak better) both sentences (he works like/he works as) have the same translation, but in english I think that they are not exactly the same thing.
Thank you very much

In english, to be like something (such as a cook), means to be very similar to it. So if you 'work like a cook' you are not actually a cook but you are very good at cooking. 'To work as a cook' means that you actually are a cook and your job is a chef.

Hope this helps :)

great¡, Muchas Gracias

I think the phrase "works like a cook" is very unusual and would not use it. "Works as a cook" is good and it could mean 1) he is a cook, or 2) he is something else, maybe a teacher, but can not find a teaching job, so he works "as a cook". Depende del contexto hay un modismo "works like crazy" "works like a maniac" A person who works very very hard at his job.

Work as a cook is more accurate . I guess "work like " means that this is not his actual job .

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