Similar and identical have different meaning to be precise. But if you have noticed people using it, that could be because many times people start using the first word that comes to their mind and they don't evaluate that word to be precisely what they are trying to say. Alternatively - it is also true that you can use similar for identical anyway because anythings which are identical are ...
Two different Questions, japhwil. Broadly, "similar to" and "like" are interchangeable (and MS should leave your style choices to you). Quite separately, I think you'll have a hard time explaining the difference you suggest between " A is similar to B" indicating objects are quite distinct, and "A is like B" suggesting they are practically the ...
Is there a single word which means " similar but not quite the same"? Yes there is! A good definition of "similar" would be "not quite the same". Therefore you are asking for a single word that means: "Similar but similar." Clearly the word is "similar". NOTES As a consequence of reading Charon's comment below, I edited my answer to the above. I see that someone (Neeku Aug 15 '14 at 15:35 ...
Is there a single word which means " similar but not quite the same ...
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