As and like are used in a number of different ways and can be different parts of speech.

'as' and 'like' - prepositions

As refers to something or someone's appearance or function. Consider the following

examples:

 'Before I became a teacher I worked as a waiter.'

 'I'm going to the fancy dress party as Superman.'
 'The sea can be used as a source of energy.'

The expression 'I've been working as a dog' sounds unusual because it suggests that you
were doing the work of a dog!

Like has the meaning 'similar to' and is used when comparing things. Look at
these examples:

 'I’ve been working like a dog.'

 'She looks a bit like her brother.'
 'Just like you, I’m always a bit wary of large dogs.'

The expression 'I've been working like a dog' is idiomatic and means that you
have been working very hard. Note that we can use adverbs of degree, such
as just, very, quite, not much,not at all, a bit, etc, to modify like:

 'He’s very serious – not at all like his father, perhaps more like his
mother at times.

'as' and 'like' - conjunctions

As and like can also be used as conjunctions:

As means 'in the same way that'. Consider the following:

 'I always drink tea without milk, just as they do on the continent.'
 'Try to keep your balance on the tightrope, as I do, by spreading out
your fingers like this.'
 'The first ten days of July were very wet this year, as they were last
year and the year before.'

In informal English, like is used in the same way. This is particularly common in
American English. Consider the following:

 'Nobody else would look after you like I do, baby!'

 'She needs the money, like I do, so she works in a bar in the evenings.'
 'I hope you’re not going to be sick again, like you were when we went
to Brighton.
Injasuti: A Figure of Speech is an expression in which the words are not
used in their literal sense. It is designed to portray an idea more clearly
or more interestingly. The most common types of „figures of speech‟
are: Metaphors; Similes; idioms; hyperbole and euphemisms.

Injasuti: A metaphor tells us that one thing is something that in reality,

it is not.
Injasuti: "This bedroom is a prison"

A simile likens one thing to another (usually achieved by the use of the
word „like‟ or „as‟.
Injasuti: “This bedroom is like a prison”

Injasuti: Hyperbole is an exaggeration or extravagant statement used

for „effect‟.

Injasuti: “I have a million problems”

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