Tuesday, November 1, 2022

NPR, sheesh

“Similar to [a defeated former American president], Bolsonaro,” followed by some verb.

Better: “Like [a defeated former American president], Bolsonaro,” followed by some verb.

There’s nothing wrong with like here. But as Elaine points out, “Unlike [a defeated former American president]” is even better.

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[I no longer type the dfp’s name.]

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