- The twins were dressed alike.
1a. The twins were dressed likewise. - That is recognised by its supporters and opponents alike.
2a. That is likewise recognised by its supporters and opponents.
Are all these sentences OK?
Does #1 mean #2?
What about #2 & #2a? Do they mean the same?
I do not find 1a acceptable at all.
2a is only acceptable if it follows something else which has been stated to be recognised, and is not acceptable as a standalone sentence. It does not mean the same as 2. It indicates that the ‘that’ is recognised by the supporters and opponents as well as the ‘something else’ I mentioned earlier.
2 indicates that both groups: supporters and opponents, feel the same about ‘that’.
Hi,
Will you let me contribute, Bees, since the subject was (and still is) of some interest to me.
Likewise means: 1) in addition, 2) also or 3) in a similar manner.
Examples:2) The fourth gentleman was likewise French, and called Gignoux. I likewise ran to the door, and this fight interested me.
2) or 3) The musical faculties of man have likewise been already discussed.
- Then the Colonel stepped up to the priest and took him likewise by the hand.
Likewise (= in a similar way) is apt when dealing with smth previously mentioned and not used as “a standalone sentence”.
Alike means :1) equally, 2)in a similar way/manner/degree
Examples: 2) they walk/look/think alike
- or 2)“parents and teachers alike demanded reforms”
But a question remains: “The character of the lake has changed and the character of the surrounding area likewise” might be turned into: “The character of the lake and that of the surrounding area have changed alike”, or not?
Would be grateful for yes/no.
This is a public forum, Eugene. Anyone is welcome to contribute.
You are exactly right that the examples of ‘likewise’ that you have used also require a previous event and do not work well in isolation:
If the fourth gentleman was likewise French there must have been another person, just described, who was French.
If you likewise ran to the door, someone else must have also done so and the act must have just been mentioned.
If the faculties have likewise been discussed something else must have been discussed and mentioned previously.
If the Colonel took the Priest likewise by the hand someone must have been taken by the hand a little sooner.
Your final sentence can be recast as you indicate. It is an excellent example of a scenario where the words are synonymous.
- The twins dressed alike.
- He dressed well and his brother also did likewise.
Are these two sentences OK?
The first is good. The second would be better without ‘also’:
… and his brother did likewise.