Same as or same that(please)
Hi, there
I was told there is a difference between same that and same as. For example:
"If you are talking about a single bike, then the proper sentence would be: This bike is the same one that you bought me..... If they're two identical bikes, then the correct sentence would be: This bike is the same as the one that you bought me.
Then why do you say "I have the same book that he has/does"? Doesn't it mean you and he share the book? If you have another copy of the same book, the same title but two different copies, shouldn't you say "I have the same book AS he has/does"? ... And one last thing: would you say "(...)the same as/that he DOES or HAS"?
Thank you
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"I have the same book that he has" means he and you own two copies of the same book. If you jointly owned the same book, you would express that otherwise. For example by saying something like "That book belongs to both he and I".
As for the difference between 'same as' and 'same that', I think it depends on the way you're constructing your sentence. Here's an example.
Jack: Look at my car.
Jill: That car is the same as mine.
Jack: Really? It's also the same car that my sister Jackie drives.
Jill: Wow, all three of us must have great taste in cars!
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Same as & same one = same meaning :)
You can infer the same meaning from both, they are the same. It's the context that would seperate their meaning ie if they just looked identical or if in fact they were the same one.
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