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As I have already said before vs As I've already said before

Both phrases are correct, but the second one is more commonly used in spoken and written English. The contraction 'I've' is a common and natural way to express 'I have' in informal contexts.

Last updated: March 23, 2024 • 5255 views

As I have already said before

This phrase is correct but less common in English.

This phrase is grammatically correct but less commonly used in spoken and written English. It can be used to emphasize a point that has been previously mentioned.
  • As I have already said before, Jade really loves taking a good nap at the sanctuary. I would say that most bears spend an hour or less at the sanctuary...
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  • Mar 20, 2012 ... I usually don't 'read later'… As I have already said before, I have reduced the need to 'read things later' to a minimum: Defusing the Read ...
  • Dec 20, 2002 ... As I have already said before, he is a survivor so I think that he will do just fine. I am already looking forward to seeing him as a grown ...
  • Oct 27, 2012 ... As I have already said before it produces arcs fine in the self resonant configuration but the kickback keeps killing transistors. What I'm ...
  • Jul 7, 2023 ... As I have already said before, I am not a free agent, and when the Party imposes an obligation upon me, I must obey. A year later I again ...
  • May 8, 2012 ... Granted they also have to read the books, there are no excuses for not doing so. As I have already said before this is not unique to UNC.
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  • as I've already said before
  • as I have already mentioned
  • as I've already mentioned
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  • as I've mentioned before

As I've already said before

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is the more common and natural way to express 'I have' in informal contexts. It can be used to refer back to a point previously made in a conversation or text.
  • As I have already said before on several occasions, I am highly in favour of computers and the Internet and all those newfangled gadgets that young people like so much.
  • Since Parliament had - as I said before - already adopted the text using the consultation procedure without any problems, such manoeuvring was uncalled-for.
  • As I said already before, the law would have been adopted.
  • I will also repeat something I have already said once before in this House.
  • Many people have already said this before me: Lisbon marked a certain stage, and Stockholm makes it official.
  • I had already said ten minutes before Mr Ford spoke that the organisers of the Belgian and Netherlands European championship have been in touch with the Commission and not a single ticket will be sold on a discriminatory basis.
  • Even if my client was there, you've already said he left before the murders, so why is he here?
  • That is because the special representative, Mr Léotard, whom Mr Swoboda has already said, even before he was on the scene, that it would be necessary to negotiate with the rebels.
  • I should like to repeat what I have already said on many occasions before this House, namely that I intend to develop a constructive rapport between the Commission and the European Parliament.
  • The Crown did not murder your minister, as I've said before.
  • Now as I've said before, the two universes vibrate at different frequencies.
  • As I've already said, there's no way to undo that hex.
  • As I've already said, Mr. Arctor has this cache of weapons.
  • As I've already said, I want to be helpful, so go ahead...
  • As I've already said, I am fully seeded.
  • That's something a drama queen would do, which, as I've already said, I am not.
  • And as I've already said, i'd do anything for her.
  • That's something a drama queen would do, which, as I've already said, I am not.
  • That's something a drama queen would do, which, as I've already said, I am not.
  • You, as I've already said can hasten her death.

Alternatives:

  • as I have already said before
  • as I have already mentioned
  • as I've already mentioned
  • as I've said before
  • as I've mentioned before

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