I want to know the difference between these 2 sentences.
As a mother, I warn you.
Like a mother, I warn you.
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The Cambridge Dictionary explains the difference between "as" and "like" (using "father" instead of "mother") dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/as-or-like– RubioRicCommented Aug 12, 2019 at 8:43
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The first sentence is spoken by someone who is a mother. It could be rephrased "I am a mother and I warn you", They are speaking from the point of view of a mother.
The second sentence is saying "If I were a mother I would warn you" the speaker is not necessarily a mother or even female. They are saying what they think a mother would say.
answered Aug 12, 2019 at 8:13
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So the first sentence is like " I'm a mother and therefore i warn you" and second sentence is like "I'm not a mother, but I'm warning you as if i was a mother Commented Aug 12, 2019 at 8:15
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Yes, you could also say "Speaking as a mother, I warn you". It is speaking from having the of experience of being a mother. Commented Aug 12, 2019 at 8:30
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1@AnungooGoo The second sentence (unlike the first) doesn't say if the person is a mother or not. So, stop trying to give it a negative meaning (that the person is not a mother). It simply says the person is issuing a warning in the same way that mothers do. Commented Aug 12, 2019 at 9:05