I would use "as if" rather than "like," but I am Old, and that distinction seems to be fading into shibboleth.
I recognize a distinction in register: I would use "as if" in written fiction. In speech, if the rhythm (or the informality) of "like" is better, as here, I use it.
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I recognize a distinction in register: I would use "as if" in written fiction. In speech, if the rhythm (or the informality) of "like" is better, as here, I use it.