Is it true to use "like" after a word to talk about similarity ?
In the following sentence: The time is over for websites with "Lorem Ipsum" like contents.
I mean contents like/similar to "Lorem Ipsum".
Furthermore, should we use "like" for showing functional similary anyway ?
For example in "Cup is like Glass" maybe Cup does not look like Glass but they have the same functionality.
Is there any precise word rather than "like" ?
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"The time is over for websites with "Lorem Ipsum" -like contents." is fine, better with a hyphen before like.
And yes we can use 'like' to describe a similar function. The cup is plastic but "feels like glass." I don't think there is a more precise word, 'like' explains it precisely.
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Often you can replace " is like" with "resembles", "type" or "style" or "is similar to". For example, "Lorem Ipsum" style contents.
The water is so smooth it is glass like. The water is so smooth it resembles glass. The water is so smooth it is similar to glass.
For cup and glass the statement "the cup is like a glass' is correct, but we would be more likely to say, "the cup can be used like a glass."
I hope this helps!
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Lorem Ipsum is the placeholder text you use in publishing and design. You want to design a page but don't have the content yet so you use Lorem Ipsum.
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As a side note, when you use "like," you use it with a hyphen before it.
Ex- "The time is over for websites with "Lorem Ipsum"-like contents." Although that sentence still makes no sense whatsoever. LOL. What the heck is 'Lorem Ipsum?' Just curious
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