Thread: the difference of like and alike
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Old 11-Jul-2006, 11:24
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Question Re: the difference of like and alike
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Originally Posted by RonBee
If two things are alike that means they are identical. If two things are like each other that means they are similar but not identical. The two words are not used interchangeably.
CALD says that alike means similar, which does not agree with RonBee's definition. What is, then, the difference between similar and alike?

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