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Is it correct: "so as to we can help you better"?

For example as in: please give us more information so as to we can help you better.

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Hello.:)
It's not correct, I'm afraid.:cry:
It should be '... so that we can help you better'.

I hope my response will be of some help to you.
 

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And "that" can be omitted from tzfujimino's example.

Please give us more information so we can help you better.
 

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'We need more information so as to help you better.'
Is 'so as to' used correctly?

Not a teacher.
 

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Not a teacher.

As far as I know, "so as to" should be followed by an infintive.

We moved house so as to be closer to our children.
 
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