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navi tasan

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Are both these sentences correct:

1-What I did was illegal, like when John stole money from his employer.
2-What I did was illegal, as when John stole money from his employer.


(Meaning: What I did was illegal, like John's stealing money from his employer.)
 

riverkid

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Are both these sentences correct:

1-What I did was illegal, like when John stole money from his employer.
2-What I did was illegal, as when John stole money from his employer.


(Meaning: What I did was illegal, like John's stealing money from his employer.)

Yup, both are correct, Navi.
 
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