Question

1644 1 Everyone arrived late like they often do when you don't want them to. Everyone arrived late [[like]] they often do when you don't want them to. as Although the use of like as a conjunction is becoming fairly common and appears even in formal English, it has not yet been fully accepted by careful users.

Accepted Answer

like ? Everyone arrived late as they often do when you don't want them to. Everyone arrived late [[as]] they often do when you don't want them to. as | like

Idx	1644
Keyword	like
Sub Entry Number	1
Type of Sentence	?
Error Sentence	Everyone arrived late like they often do when you don't want them to.
Correct Sentence	Everyone arrived late as they often do when you don't want them to.
Cloze Error Sentence	Everyone arrived late [[like]] they often do when you don't want them to.
Cloze Sentence	Everyone arrived late [[as]] they often do when you don't want them to.
Cloze Answer	as
Choices	as \| like
Explanation	Although the use of like as a conjunction is becoming fairly common and appears even in formal English, it has not yet been fully accepted by careful users.

Arrived Late Conjunction Fairly Common Appears Formal English