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Kooyeen Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

How - like - the way... aaaargh!

Hi,
can somebody comment on these, and tell me what you think in terms of meaning, how common they are, etc.?

Do it the way I told you.
Do it how I told you.
Do it like I told you.
Do it as I told you.

It's unbelievable how he can still walk with only a leg.
It's unbelievable the way he can still walk with only a leg.

It doesn't really look like I wanted.
It doesn't really look the way I wanted.
It doesn't really look how I wanted.

I don't like the way she looks at me.
I don't like how she looks at me.

Thanks Emotion: smile
  

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Kooyeen Hi, can somebody comment on these, and tell me what you think in terms of meaning, how common they are, etc.? Do it the way I told you. Do it how I told you.

— Yankee

  • Kooyeen Hi, can somebody comment on these, and tell me what you think in terms of meaning, how common they are, etc.?
  • Do it the way I told you.
  • Do it how I told you.
  • Do it like I told you.
  • Do it as I told you.
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KooyeenHi,
can somebody comment on these, and tell me what you think in terms of meaning, how common they are, etc.?

Do it the way I told you.
Do it how I told you.
Do it like I told you.
Do it as I told you.
To me, these all mean the same thing; the last one would be the least common, and the second one sounds the mo
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These are all acceptable ways of phrasing these sentences in colloquial American English. In more formal, careful English the use of "like" and "how" as subordinate conjunctions (Do it how I told you. Do it like I told you. And so forth) would not be as acceptable--meaning that the other sentences might be preferable in that context. But in everyday conversation, these constructions are inte
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Ok, that was really helpful, thank you so much guys! Emotion: smile
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