A country such as/ like Brazil

[thehammer]

Hello, could you please tell me 'such as' or 'like', which one I should use? Besides, I have trouble deciding which article I should use here. Can you please guide me?

- A country such as/ like Brazil will never prosper until its government takes a right step/the right step/the right steps.

 

[Tarheel]

A country such as Brazil will never prosper until its government takes the right steps.

Are you talking about Brazil or countries like Brazil?

I am fairly sure that a lot of people use "such as" and "like" interchangeably.

 

[jutfrank]

If you're speaking informally, use 'like'.

I presume you're talking about Brazil and not any other country.

 

[5jj]

A country such as Brazil will never prosper until it's government takes the right steps.

its - no apostrophe.

 

[Tarheel]

its - no apostrophe.

That was autocorrect. But thanks for the correction

 

[thehammer]

A country such as Brazil will never prosper until its government takes the right steps.

Are you talking about Brazil or countries like Brazil?

I am fairly sure that a lot of people use "such as" and "like" interchangeably.

I am talking about Brazil.

 

[Tarheel]

@thehammer Then why not just say "Brazil"?