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Spinnaker Posted 19 years ago
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same problems as you or like you?

0 I've got a question:02br
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00I have the same problems 01font00like 02font00you.02br
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00I have the same problems 01font00as 02font00you.02br
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00Which of these sentence is correct? Are both correct?02br
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00Thank you very much.0-
  

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0 01i00As02i00 you is correct.0-
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0 Hi Spinnaker, I would say:02br
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00I have the same problem as you. (not "like you")02br
00I have the same problem, as/like you do.02br
00I have the same problem, like you. (not "as you")02br
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00Just what I would say, I'm not a native speaker. 050010id1
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01cite10Kooyeen12cite10Hi Spinnaker, I would say:12br
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10I have the same problem as you. (not "like you")12br
10I have the same problem, as/like you do.12br
10I have the same problem, like you. (not "as you")12br
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10Just what I would say, I'm not a native speaker. 1
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0 Thank you all.02br
00So: I have the same problem 01font00as 02font00you!0-
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11cite20Kooyeen22cite20Hi Spinnaker, I would say:22br
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20I have the same problem as you. (not "like you")22br
20I have the same problem, as/like you do.22br
20I have the same problem, like you. (not "as you")22br
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0 Thanks Grammar Geek!02br
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00btw: I have the same problem, 01font00like you have02font00?02br
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00Would be this correct?0-
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0 Only 01b00as02b00 in formal writing, IMO. 02br
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00 Google hits at the educated sites of BBC and the New York Times: 02br
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00 7 from bbc.co.uk for "problems as you have"02br
00 0 from bbc.co.uk for "problems like you have"02br
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00 7 from nytimes.com for "problems as yo
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0 Thank you Marius Hancu for your great research!01blockquote
00Only 11b10as12b10 in formal writing, IMO12blockquote
10Means that I can use 01i00like02i00 in informal ways?0-
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01cite10Spinnaker12cite10Thanks Grammar Geek!12br
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10btw: I have the same problem, 11font10like you have12font10?12br
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10Would be this correct?12br
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10Americans use "like" instead of "as" almost all the tim
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0 I don't know, I mean 'like you, I have the same problem' semms redundant.02br
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00I have the same problem means just that, why add the 'like you' on there as well? It effectively translates to 'I am the same as you, I have the same problem.' Seems like unnecessary repetition but it's nitpicking anywya so I'll stop.0-
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