[Grammar] just/like as always

[jackson6612]

Do you think the following sentence is correct? Which of the two, just/like, more correct in the given context? I just made it up. Thanks for the help!


I met aunt Helena after several years and she was glowing with elegance just/like as always.

 

[emsr2d2]

Do you think the following sentence is correct? The following sentence starts "Which of ...". I don't think that's what you mean.

Which of [STRIKE]the two,[/STRIKE] "just" and "like" [STRIKE]more[/STRIKE] is correct in the given context? I [STRIKE]just made it up[/STRIKE] wrote the sentence myself.

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I met Aunt Helena again after several years and she was glowing with elegance, [STRIKE]just/like[/STRIKE] as always.

Please note my corrections and comments above.

As you can see from my change to the main sentence, I would use neither. It's perfectly grammatical to simply say "as always". It can take different positions in a sentence.

I met Aunt Helena again after several years and she was glowing with elegance, as always.
I met Aunt Helena again after several years and, as always, she was glowing with elegance.
I met Aunt Helena again after several years and she was, as always, glowing with elegance.

 

[jackson6612]

Thank you for the detailed reply.

By "as always" I meant to say that it's very natural for Aunt Helena to look elegant; it's part of her personality. Do you think my use of "as always" in the given context conveys the intended meaning?

 

[GoesStation]

Thank you for the detailed reply.

By "as always" I meant to say that it's very natural for Aunt Helena to look elegant; it's part of her personality. Do you think my use of "as always" in the given context conveys the intended meaning?

Yes.