Hello, my dear friends,Sometimes, I have a doubt for using "like", or "similar to" in my writing.Please, look at these following sentences:1. My friend is like his father.2. My friend is similar to his father.3. He speaks English like a native speaker.4. He speaks English similar to a native speaker.5. My girlfriend is beautiful like the moon.6. My girlfriend is beautiful similar to the moon.7. My opinions are like my friend's opinions.8. My opinions are similar to my friend's opinions.My first question:Does my above sentences have the same meaning?In addition, I looked at a few dictionaries, and I saw that "similar" is an adjective, but "like' can be an adjective, a verb, a preposition and so on.Here are my other questions, please:1. Can we usually use "like" and "similar to" instead of each other in our writing?Thus, Cambridge Dictionary says about one of the meanings of the word "like":"(preposition, conjunction) similar to; in the same way or manner as."2. In accordance with the above dictionary, are "like' and "similar to" synonym?3. Should we use "to" with "similar" that it means 'like"?Thanks in advance and best wishes,
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