<p>I saw a question today which says that 'such as' instead of 'like' should be used to introduce examples</p>
<p>For instance,</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Da Vinci created many works, such as the Mona Lisa</p></li>
<li><p>Da Vinci created many works, like the Mona Lisa</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Hence, in this case 2 would be wrong and 1 would be correct. Is there any particular reason for this or is it just another quirk of the English language?</p>
<p>The explanation also goes on to say that 'like' should only be used to compare two nouns</p>
<p>Eg. John is a handsome boy just like Brad Pitt</p>
<p>Is my example sentence correct in the use of 'like' in such a case?</p>