[Ads-l] like = 'as is the case with; as with''

[Jonathan Lighter]

Optimist.

When syntax is lax enough long enough, voila!

Cf., e.g., "hopefully."

JL

On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 4:19 PM, Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at yale.edu>
wrote:

> This strikes me as more a case of lax syntax (maybe a blend of "Like all
> blood thinners, Xarelto should not be taken..." and "As with all blood
> thinners, don't take Xarelto...") than a new sense of "like" to be
> incorporated into a lexical entry.
>
> LH
>
>
> > On Apr 13, 2016, at 2:40 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM>
> wrote:
> >
> > I don't see this in OED.
> >
> > TV commercial:
> >
> > "Like all blood thinners, don't stop taking Xarelto without talking to
> your
> > doctor."
> >
> > JL
> >
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> truth."
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