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They are both correct, but there is a difference in meaning. "According to" means that you followed the instructions precisely: no more, no less ... Forums Dictionarysearch:  English-Spanish English-French English-Italian English-German English-Dutch English-Russian English-Portuguese English-Polish English-Romanian English-Swedish English-Czech English-Greek English-Turkish English-Chinese English-Japanese English-Korean English-Arabic Spanish-English French-English Italian-English German-English Dutch-English Russian-English Portuguese-English Polish-English Romanian-English Swedish-English Czech-English Greek-English Turkish-English Chinese-English Japanese-English Korean-English Arabic-English Spanish-French Spanish-Portuguese Spanish-Catalan French-Spanish Portuguese-Spanish Englishdefinition Englishsynonyms Englishcollocations Englishusage Italiandefinition Spanishdefinition Spanishsynonyms Catalandefinition Spanish French Italian Login Register What'snew Search Rules/Help/FAQ Members InterfaceLanguage Menu Login Register Installtheapp Install EnglishOnly EnglishOnly Youareusinganoutofdatebrowser.Itmaynotdisplaythisorotherwebsitescorrectly.Youshouldupgradeoruseanalternativebrowser. accordingtovs.basedon Threadstarter Ehsan1981 Startdate May4,2012 E Ehsan1981 NewMember Iran Persian Hi, Myquestionisabout“accordingto”vs.“basedon”.Althoughithasbeenalreadydiscussedintheforumbutthedifferenceisstillunclearforme. IdidthisjobbasedonwhatJimsaid IdidthisjobaccordingtowhatJimsaid or Wethinkthelocationofthisbuildingmustbechangedbasedonthedocumentsprovidedbytheconsultant. Wethinkthelocationofthisbuildingmustbechangedaccordingtothedocumentsprovidedbytheconsultant. Arebothsentencesarecorrect?Isthereanydifferenceinmeaning? Thanks   E Egmont SeniorMember Massachusetts,U.S. English-U.S. Theyarebothcorrect,butthereisadifferenceinmeaning. "Accordingto"meansthatyoufollowedtheinstructionsprecisely:nomore,noless. "Basedon"meansthatyoufollowedthemingeneral.Youmayhavechangedthemabit.Youmayhaveaddedtothemiftheydidnotprovideenoughdetail.   E Ehsan1981 NewMember Iran Persian ThanksEgmont,IthinkIgotit.   Youmustloginorregistertoreplyhere. Share: Facebook Twitter Reddit WhatsApp Email Share Link EnglishOnly EnglishOnly Top



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