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Caroline13  #425451  Sun, 30 Sep 07 09:08 AM

I thought "cold like ice" would be the correct grammar form, I was taught that when you make a comparison between 2 nouns you use "like"

maybe cold as ice suggests "as cold as ice" but then why would the first 'as' not appear ?

or maybe the use of 'as' might be more formal than that of 'like'

any explanations?

  
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Mister Micawber  #425463  Sun, 30 Sep 07 09:39 AM

Like is wrong.  The first as of the comparative as...as is often omitted in casual use of such standard expressions (I'm sick as a dog; It's hot as hell today) .  Cold is an adjective, not a noun.
  
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