Similar? Similarly? which should I use here

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I am having a hard time trying to write this correctly.

"As for procedure A, the controller handles it similar as with procedure B by using function C"

I suppose you understand what I want to say. That the controller handles procedure A and procedure B in a similar way.

But I suspect my grammar is wrong.

How something is handled=adverb=similarly or in a similar way [adjective + noun] — Lambie, Commented Jan 27, 2020 at 3:42

Maulik V · Accepted Answer · 2017-11-22 02:38:50Z

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You need an adverb to define the way verb is happening. So, it should be similarly.

You should have looked in the dictionaries for the same though.

Nevertheless, later, you have used 'in a similar way' correctly!

answered Nov 22, 2017 at 2:38

Maulik V

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so, I should say ""As for procedure A, the controller handles it similarLY as with procedure B by using function C"?
– KansaiRobot
Commented Nov 22, 2017 at 3:41
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"Similar" and "similarly" usually take the preposition "to". Procedure A and procedure B are similar. They are similar to each other. Procedure A is similar to procedure B. ..."As for procedure A, the controller handles it similarly to procedure B by using function C", or even: "Similarly to how it handles procedure B, the controller handles procedure A by using function C". There are other possibilities as well, but that's a few.
– Lorel C.
Commented May 29, 2019 at 3:42

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