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“So as to do “ and “to do “what’s the difference? For example, I'm looking to improve my spoken Mandarin so as to feel natural having day to day conversations. can I just use “to feel “ to replace it

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The simple is yes, you can omit it. "so as to" is a formal way of introducing a deeper purpose for doing an action, whereas "to" is obviously just a basic way of introducing a reason.
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"So as to" means "in order to." Yes, you can usually omit it.

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