Which of these two sentences is correct:
- Close the door as I told you.
- Close the door like I told you.
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2What do you think? Have you done any research? – fev Aug 13 '22 at 11:38
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3Both are rude. That's a species of "incorrect". – John Lawler Aug 13 '22 at 14:57
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And yet, people do use it I am afraid... – fev Aug 13 '22 at 16:13
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Close the door like I told you
Denotes to a method
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Close the door as I told you
Denotes to a circumstance.
In the first one, a specific way of closing the door has been told and the speaker is ordering it to be applied.
In the second one, the speaker is ordering the door to be closed under specific criteria the second person is being put under, where the style of closing the door is not relevant.
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3You should skip the to following denote and just say denotes a method and denotes a circumstance. – tchrist Aug 14 '22 at 17:40
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