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As I Said Vs. Like I Said: Which Is Grammatically Correct? by emmahoney(m): 1:00pm On Aug 18, 2016 |
I have always used " as I said . " But I 'm seeing and hearing more and more people using " like I said . " Which is correct? Or is it one of those phrases that are becoming more acceptable , like " You ' ve got mail. " ...Over to the grammarians in the house. |
Re: As I Said Vs. Like I Said: Which Is Grammatically Correct? by GloriaNinja(f): 1:12pm On Aug 18, 2016 |
Like I said is more correct. 1 Like |
Re: As I Said Vs. Like I Said: Which Is Grammatically Correct? by UndisputedBosom(m): 1:16pm On Aug 18, 2016 |
Do u need to told that is the latter |
Re: As I Said Vs. Like I Said: Which Is Grammatically Correct? by emmahoney(m): 1:23pm On Aug 18, 2016 |
GloriaNinja:You cannot be too sure unless you can prove it genuinely. |
Re: As I Said Vs. Like I Said: Which Is Grammatically Correct? by emmahoney(m): 1:25pm On Aug 18, 2016 |
UndisputedBosom:Because many people are using like I said doesn't mean that is it Grammatically correct. Thanks anyway. |
Re: As I Said Vs. Like I Said: Which Is Grammatically Correct? by jephito(m): 1:34pm On Aug 18, 2016 |
They are both correct though "Like I said" sounds more appropriate! They both refer to what was said earlier. |
Re: As I Said Vs. Like I Said: Which Is Grammatically Correct? by GloriaNinja(f): 2:03pm On Aug 18, 2016 |
emmahoney:When you write "as I said" and fail the answer in an exam, then that's when I will explain it to you genuinely. |
Re: As I Said Vs. Like I Said: Which Is Grammatically Correct? by AccidentalGenius: 2:14pm On Aug 18, 2016 |
"as i said" is the correct grammatical expression. "as i said yesterday, john got a new ride" "as" describes what was said in the previous conversation. You cannot say "like i said" that is grammatically incorrect. "like" can be a verb and also a preposition, therefore it cannot come before another noun "i" here in Nigeria, people are used to grammatically incorrect sentences unfortunately, because for them, thats what they grew up learning, saying and or hearing 1 Like |
Re: As I Said Vs. Like I Said: Which Is Grammatically Correct? by emmahoney(m): 2:21pm On Aug 18, 2016 |
GloriaNinja:Lol, for your information, both are Grammatically right. But as I said is formal and like I said is informal. Do your research properly and thank me later...Have a good day dear. |
Re: As I Said Vs. Like I Said: Which Is Grammatically Correct? by emmahoney(m): 2:26pm On Aug 18, 2016 |
AccidentalGenius:Thanks for this elucidation, I totally agree with you. I grew up hearing people saying like I said but I later found it to be an informal phrase. This happened many years ago;but still many scholars are still using like I said. |
Re: As I Said Vs. Like I Said: Which Is Grammatically Correct? by Sirhethat12(f): 10:48am On Aug 21, 2016 |
hmmmm.. I don learn sth new |
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