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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

I lke you the way you are

I like you the way you are.

I like you how you are.

I like you as you are.

Are the above sentences grammatically correct and similar in meaning? What is the best and most formal way to express the idea that I like somebody for who they are and don't want them to change ?
  

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These are OK: I like you the way you are. I like how you are. I like you as you are.

— Mister Micawber

  • These are OK: I like you the way you are.
  • I like how you are.
  • I like you as you are.
  • You would not express that sort of feeling 'formally', but of your three sentences, the last is the most 'formal' and the middle one is the least so.
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These are OK:

I like you the way you are.
I like how you are.

I like you as you are.

You would not express that sort of feeling 'formally', but of your three sentences, the last is the most 'formal' and the middle one is the least so.
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I like you the way you are.

I like you as you are.

In these sentences are "the way you are" and "as you are" objective complements ?
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'Object complement' sounds good to me.
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"as you are" is probably an adjective clause but "the way you are" seems more like a noun clause.

Can we use a noun clause as a complement to qualify the object ?
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It's not a noun clause if it acts as an adjective, but anyway, yes: My brother, the man holding the hat, is waiting impatiently.
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