Talk:such like
Latest comment: 8 months ago by J3133 in topic Such and such like
counterpart: one person or thing that is regarded as similar or almost identical to another
[edit]This sequence is rather derivable from like in the meanings of Have you ever tasted the like of this cheesecake?, We won't see his like again in this decade. --Backinstadiums (talk) 11:25, 4 September 2019 (UTC)
- That had never struck me (since it's more commonly seen as one word without the space), but yep, seems so. Equinox ◑ 11:27, 4 September 2019 (UTC)
Using Such Like as preposition
[edit]Use it in a sentence: Items such like apple has a fructose. 112.201.8.170 01:26, 29 September 2019 (UTC)
- That isn't proper English. Equinox ◑ 01:32, 29 September 2019 (UTC)
- Agreed. It should be "Items such as apples have fructose" or, better, "Items such as apples contain fructose". —DIV (1.145.119.211 12:08, 7 December 2023 (UTC))
Such and such like
[edit]In the quotation given in the entry I'm not sure of the parsing of "Such and such like". How is it to be understood?
- {Such and such} like?
- = Things like {those sorts of things}
- Reference such and such.
- Such and {such like}?
- = That sort of thing and {things like that sort of thing}
I'm not convinced that the latter is the correct perspective. If it's not, then this quotation isn't an apt choice. —DIV (1.145.119.211 12:17, 7 December 2023 (UTC))
- Later editions use the form “such-like”. J3133 (talk) 12:46, 7 December 2023 (UTC)