‘As if’ constructions have been analyzed as only verbal (Bücking 2017) or idiomatic (Bledin & Srinivas 2019, 2020). We argue that ‘as the same distribution any clausal similative (i.e. ‘as’ construction): they can associate with arguments propositions. And we are a common and productive cross-linguistic phenomenon, reliably formed relativizer; question subordinator; X-marking. thus present ...