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Squiggly Throws Raccoon Acted Computer Proper Differentiate Verb

Front proper way to differentiate between like and as
Back use like when no verb follows

Squiggly throws like a raccoon
It acted just like my computer

if the clause that comes next includes a verb, then you should use as

Squiggly throws as if he were a raccoon
It acted just as I would expect my computer to behave

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