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Sanyadz Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Which is more correct?

As I have already said...

or

As I already said...

Thanks in advance
  

Top answer

Both is correct, just in an other time form. But usually you said it just few minutes ago and you don't mean a specific time point in the past. " is correct.

— Gomez123

  • Both is correct, just in an other time form.
  • But usually you said it just few minutes ago and you don't mean a specific time point in the past.
  • " is correct.
  • "As I already said in the last meeting" is an example of the past form, because Last meeting reference to a specific point in the past
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Both is correct, just in an other time form.
But usually you said it just few minutes ago and you don't mean a specific time point in the past. Therefore "As I have already said ..." is correct.
"As I already said in the last meeting" is an example of the past form, because Last meeting reference to a specific point in the past
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they are both correct. according to British grammar you should say "i have already said" but in american English you can say "i already said".
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sanyadzAs I have already said...orAs I already said...Thanks in advance
The more usual one is "As I have already said" because this phrase normally precedes a restatement of something just recently said in the conversation, so it appears to be part of the present situation rather than part of a past situation.

That said, nobody is going to object very
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