"A" vs "another" and "such" vs "like" vs "similar"

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thehammer

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Hi there, could you please tell me the difference between "a" and "another" here? Which one sounds correct? Besides that I also can't figure out the difference between 'such', 'like' and 'similar'. Help me to understand.

1- Yesterday I went to a bar in Delhi. It was a nice bar by the standard of the money I paid for it. John, could you suggest me a/another bar like that.

2- Yesterday I went to a bar in Delhi. It was a nice bar by the standard of the money I paid for it. John, could you suggest me another such bar/such a bar.

3- Yesterday I went to a bar in Delhi. It was a nice bar by the standard of the money I paid for it. John, could you suggest me a/another similar bar.
 

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Perhaps: "John, could you suggest other bar like that?"

Maybe you mean the bar is pricey, but it's worth it.
 

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John, could you suggest me a/another bar like that.
John, can you suggest another bar like it? You want a second similar bar, so you need "another".

John, could you suggest me another such bar/such a bar.
John could you suggest another such bar? This works but sounds a little 'formal'. It means you want another bar like it.

John, could you suggest such a bar? This sounds as if you've described a particular sort of bar and want to know if there's one that fits that description.

John, could you suggest me a/another similar bar.
John, could you suggest another similar bar?
John, could you suggest a similar bar?

Both mean much the same thing.

Note that "suggest me" is wrong.
It was a nice bar by the standard of the money I paid for it.
Unnatural. It was a nice bar for the prices I paid/for the money I spent.
 

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@Barque I was thinking about adding to my previous response, but there seems to be no need to now. Do you ever sleep?
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