as does he/as he does.

[Vladv1]

1.I like tea, as does he/as he does.
2.I like tea, as does my father/as my father does.
Do they mean the same? That we both like tea. The examples are mine.

 

[Skrej]

The general meaning is the same between the two options for each sentence, yes.

The two sentences don't necessarily mean the same since we don't know who 'he' is in the first one without additional context.

 

[Vladv1]

"I play football as my father does".
Can this mean that we play in simiilar styles?

 

[Skrej]

Possibly, but I'd take it to just mean you both play.

If you want the latter, then use something less ambiguous like "I play football the same way my father does."

 

[emsr2d2]

1. space here I like tea, as does he/as he does.
2. space here I like tea, as does my father/as my father does.

Do they mean the same no question mark here - that we both like tea? The examples are mine.

Note my corrections above.

1. Only "as does he" works.
2. Only "as does my father" works.

 

[Skrej]

Note my corrections above.

1. Only "as does he" works.
2. Only "as does my father" works.

Maybe it's a variant difference, but I see nothing wrong with either of the original options.

 

[jutfrank]

It's not very natural to say 'as somebody does'. With that word order, you really need 'like' instead of 'as':

I like tea like you do.
I like tea, as do you.

 

[Skrej]

It's not very natural to say 'as somebody does'. With that word order, you really need 'like' instead of 'as':

I like tea like you do.
I like tea, as do you.

Perhaps to you, but it's not uncommon where I live. You're as likely to hear one version as the other locally.

I think again this has to be chalked up to regional preferences as opposed to a blanket statement about correctness across the language.

 

[jutfrank]

Do you mean to say, Skrej, that in your variety of English 'as' is just as likely as 'like' in the non-inverted version?

 

[5jj]

It's more likely in my variety.

 

[Skrej]

Do you mean to say, Skrej, that in your variety of English 'as' is just as likely as 'like' in the non-inverted version?

Yes, absolutely.

You're just as likely to hear any of the following as the others:

I have a beard, as my father does.
I have a beard, as does my father. (possibly less common with younger speakers nowadays)
I have a beard, (just) like my father (does).