Kotfor
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Murphy's book says
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As can also be a preposition (which means you can use it with a noun), but the meaning is different from like. We use like when we compare things:
She looks beautiful – like a princess. (she isn’t really a princess)
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Is it always true? I have come across this sentence
She loved the costume and acted as a princess before we headed out for the night.
I think that she wasn't a real princess so there must be used "acted like a princess". What do you think about it?
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As can also be a preposition (which means you can use it with a noun), but the meaning is different from like. We use like when we compare things:
She looks beautiful – like a princess. (she isn’t really a princess)
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Is it always true? I have come across this sentence
She loved the costume and acted as a princess before we headed out for the night.
I think that she wasn't a real princess so there must be used "acted like a princess". What do you think about it?