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Art/Literary - Linguistics | | English term or phrase: unlike vs not unlike | Well, yes, I guess it would be fair to say that Bush's appropriation of power for the executive is "not unlike" the administration of Hitler's Germany, but that misses the point.
Hello, can you help me understand the differences between "unlike" "not unlike" "not like" so that I can translate the above sentence properly. My questions are:
1. Is "unlike" equal to "not like"
2. If "unlike" is equal to "not like" why then do we use "unlike"
3. Considering all the above,. Why do we use "not unlike" to mean "not like"
4. Can we begin a sentence with "Not like" and "Not Unlike".
I am really confused. Help please! |
| | | English translation:not like vs like | Explanation:
1. Yes, "unlike" is equal to "not like."
2. There are several reasons to use "unlike" instead of "not like;" I think that the most important thing is readability. Sometimes the word "not" gets in the way, and it is better to express the idea using a single word.
3. We do not use "not unlike" to mean "not like," but rather "like."
4. Yes, it would be possible to start a setence that way, but whether it reads well is another matter altogether.
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Derek Gill Franßen
Germany
Local time: 01:18
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6 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +12 not like vs like
Explanation:
1. Yes, "unlike" is equal to "not like."
2. There are several reasons to use "unlike" instead of "not like;" I think that the most important thing is readability. Sometimes the word "not" gets in the way, and it is better to express the idea using a single word.
3. We do not use "not unlike" to mean "not like," but rather "like."
4. Yes, it would be possible to start a setence that way, but whether it reads well is another matter altogether.
:-)
| Derek Gill Franßen
Germany
Local time: 01:18
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
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