as today/like today

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I can't decide which one is the right one...

Thank you for helping me when I have a rough day as/like today
 
    • I would say, the words "as" and "like" need to compare with something ( see example ). However, there were not comparing at all in both of your sentences.

    examples:

    We work like robots.
    I went to bed early as I was tired. ( Some may consider "as" as a conjunction in this sentence )
     
    Mr.X Senior said:
    I would say, the words "as" and "like" need to compare with something ( see example ). However, there were not comparing at all in both of your sentences.

    examples:

    We work like robots.
    I went to bed early as I was tired.
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    The idea is Thank you for helping me when I have a rough day as I had today but I would like to use a more concise sentence
     
    Hi Mr.X Senior

    I'm using "like" here as a preposition:

    ... a woman like Anna
    ... a black car like mine
    ... a rough day like today
     
    I don't see a problem with either of them as in this context they both work equally well. To a certain extent it depends on who is saying it and whether it is being said or written. However, in my opinion you are more likely to hear, "...like today", which is less formal and less 'literary' and thus more commonly used..

    In the example "...as I was tired", 'as' is being used instead of 'because' "I went to bed early because I was tired", and is not in a similar context to the 'as' in your question.

    I emphasise that this is only an opinion, as I am a native speaker, not a teacher.
     
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