>>>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19381098
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>>>I watched him in 1969 live on our black and white TV.
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>>Why sad news? He lived long, good and died with natural reasons.
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>I actually don't understand the meaning of "as" in the title. Is it "such as", or "while" or "when" or something else? Either way, we only know that he died, but not what are those sad news. And damn english doesn't have a singular of news, so we don't know how many of them were there.

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'Like' is mis-used by English speakers and is substituted for 'as'. The old cigarette commercial for Winstons is a good example of its poor use.
The advertisment told listeners, "Winston tastes good like a cigarette should" and correct English is, "Winston tastes good as a cigarette should"
The advertising industry has been ignoring English grammar and inventing words for generations and now, even in England language use has gone to heck.
Others will argue that the language is evolving, but to make the change, the rules of good grammar are being ignored.
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