"As I said" vs. "Like I said"
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00:00 &Quot;As I Said&Quot; Vs. &Quot;Like I Said&Quot;
00:12 Accepted Answer Score 4
00:28 Answer 2 Score 1
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Track title: Puzzle Game 5 Looping
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00:00 &Quot;As I Said&Quot; Vs. &Quot;Like I Said&Quot;
00:12 Accepted Answer Score 4
00:28 Answer 2 Score 1
00:39 Thank you
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ACCEPTED ANSWER
Score 4
Like I said is much more informal than As I said, but the former isn't ungrammatical. In formal writing you may prefer to use as, but in speech or less formal writing like is fine.
ANSWER 2
Score 1
The increasing use of "like" pushing away "as" (expressing comparison) - especially in colloqial language - may be explained with the fact that the function word "as" has too many meanings.