278 CHAPTER 6. LANGUAGE PATTERNS(etc.) is used instead. As such, both of the following sentences
are possible:”This is how (you) use chopsticks.””This is how (you) use chopsticks.”However, the first sentence is instructional (telling us what to do),
whereas the second sentence is illustrative of a process, not so much telling
us what to do, but telling us how things are. This also means that
(etc.) can be used in certain situations where (etc) do not make
sense, such as in purely illustrative seĴings.
+ + / can also be used in a ’manner’ meaning in the
special combination + +. This construction literally
translates to ”Doing, in a way that is akin to ...”, which is a bit cryptic, so
an example to demonstrate the use:literally: ”I will do [something], in a way that is akin to telephoning”.
”[I] will try to call [you]”However, do not confuse this - + with - + , which
indicates something ending up like something else, rather than trying to
do something:”[I] tried to [make sure to] call [you]””[I] ended up calling [you]”- Manner, style
The noun adjective , like , likens something to a particular man-
ner. It closely translates to ’way’, or ’style’, and this meaning is evidentin words like
meaning ”modern” (’the now-a-day style’) or
,