I will not make the same mistakes that you did

Max   Sun Apr 11, 2010 1:01 pm GMT
Which sentence is correct?
- I will not make the same mistakes THAT you did.
- I will not make the same mistakes AS you did.
(Perhaps both are correct. If so, what's the difference in meaning?)
Damian in Edinburgh   Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:59 pm GMT
Which sentence is correct..? your not correct in your head now fuck off max, you prick..!!!
Not Damian   Mon Apr 12, 2010 12:35 am GMT
Quite obviously, that rude reply was not written by the real Damian.
Clari   Mon Apr 12, 2010 10:36 am GMT
The first seems correct. You can find many hits in Google by searching for " I will not make the same mistakes THAT "

But I also find
"The Apple Tablet will not make the same mistakes as other tablet PCs."
Quintus   Mon Apr 12, 2010 11:55 am GMT
It is also quite natural, idiomatic and correct English to drop the "that" and say, "I will not make the same mistakes you did."
US   Mon Apr 12, 2010 4:49 pm GMT
Both are correct, since they basically mean

1.I won't make the same mistakes (the ones you did)
2.I won't make the same mistakes (as the ones you did)

but as Quintus said

"I won't make the same mistakes you did" is the most fluent and natural one.
Uriel   Tue Apr 13, 2010 4:30 am GMT
I would say, "I will not make the same mistakes THAT you did."

"I will not make the same mistakes AS you did" sounds wrong to me unless you leave off the final "did": "I will not make the same mistakes as you."
Quintus   Tue Apr 13, 2010 5:28 am GMT
It's true that "as" changes the meaning and the intent slightly. Unlike the other form which is clearly causative with "you", "as" sort of separates the "mistakes" from "you" such that they could have been made by anyone else as precedent :

Olive made a particular set of mistakes.
Wimpy made those same mistakes.
You fell into the same trap, didn't you, you silly looderamawn ?
But I will not make the same mistakes, as you did.

I believe that is the only way "as you did" could be correctly used in the original example.