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| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Origin: | LIKE1 |
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1 in the same way as. Some people consider this use to be incorrect : 
No one else can score goals like he can!Don't talk to me like you talk to a child.
No one else can score goals like he can!Don't talk to me like you talk to a child.2 used when you are repeating something that you have already said : Like I said, I don't mind helping out on the day. I'm sorry, but, like I say, she's not here at the moment.
like I say/said
spokenLike I said, I don't mind helping out on the day.I'm sorry, but, like I say, she's not here at the moment.3 informal as if. Some people think that this use is not correct English : He looked at me like I was mad. It looks like it's going to rain. This meat smells like it's gone bad.
He looked at me like I was mad.It looks like it's going to rain.This meat smells like it's gone bad.
