http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishVocabularyIdiom-Questions/Forum29.htmHelp with defining words and idioms, and new words and idioms that you've learntenXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Meanings/vgwhw/post.htm#366554Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:12:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:366554Shenwoo0http://www.englishforums.com/English/Meanings/vgwhw/post.htm#366554http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-366554.xmlthanks a lot! I now understand !http://www.englishforums.com/English/Meanings/vgwhw/post.htm#366069Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:12:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:366069CalifJim1http://www.englishforums.com/English/Meanings/vgwhw/post.htm#366069http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-366069.xmlYou will find that different is used much more often than unlike . unlike can be used as a preposition to show contrast. It's the opposite of like . Sara stays at home all day -- unlike Jane, who is usually out shopping! I'm surprised that Henry is late. It's very unlike him to be late. (You can't substitute different in these sentences.) __________ In other constructions unlike can be used as the equivalent of different from , but most people say different from , not unlike . This picture is that one. (Some people say different than ; some say different to .) _________ When there is no complement, different is used almost exclusively. These pictures do not resemble each other at all....http://www.englishforums.com/English/Meanings/vgwhw/post.htmThu, 26 Mar 2009 18:12:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:366001Shenwoo2http://www.englishforums.com/English/Meanings/vgwhw/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-366001.xmlcan you tell me what is the difference between ifferent and unilke ?