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Difference between Like how, Like in and Like when

Avoid these phrases because like is a preposition and should be followed by a noun, noun phrase, or pronoun.

  • They dressed as (not like how) they did in the 1970s.
  • They dressed like (not like in) disco dancers from the 1970s.
  • Jim does things for the poor, like (not like when) serving free meals.