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1. ''Niall is fond of classical music, as are all my friends.''
2. ''Niall is fond of classical music such as all my friends.''

Is there a big difference between sentences above in terms of meanings of them.

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I prefer the first. The second is not natural for me.
 

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The second is not only unnatural, but also this sort of construction, 'Niall is fond of classical music such as...' leads the reader/listener to expect the next part of the sentence to be an example of the type of classical music that he likes.
 

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Oooh okay, now I have felt the point exactly. It's like; ''Animals such as elephants eat only plants.''


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''Niall is fond of classical music like all my friends.''

Does the sentence above have the same meaning with ''Niall is fond of classical music, as are all my friends.'' ?
 

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Yes, I'd say so, but "Niall, like all my friends, is fond of classical music" avoids any sort of ambiguity.
 

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Hello, Gorkem Atay:

I feel that the answer is YES.

I believe, however, that it is very important to have a comma (pause) after the word "music":

"Niall is fond of classical music, like all (of) my friends." / "Like all (of) my friends, Niall is fond of classical music."

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Here are some examples that I have made up:

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