in the same manner

[Mr. X]

Hello,

Is this fine: he helped her in the same manner as he would have helped anyone else.

Is 'in the same manner as' okay here?

Mr. X

 

[Rover_KE]

It's OK, but replacing 'in the same manner as' with like is a lot shorter and more colloquial.

Rover

 

[philadelphia]

It's OK, but replacing 'in the same manner as' with like is a lot shorter and more colloquial.

Rover

How about just 'as'?

 

[Rover_KE]

How about just 'as'?

Yes, Phil, that works too.

Rover

 

[philadelphia]

Yes, Phil, that works too.

Rover

Thanks, Rover. Anyway, we know like is more common in spoken English