the same as + clause

[ademoglu]

Hi.

Say that my friend and I are at the shop looking for the shirt that I want. She shows me one and I cannot tell it is the one and she says:

The shirt is exactly the same as you want.

Is it OK to put 'you want' after the 'the same as' structure?

 

[Tarheel]

Hi.

Say that my friend and I are at the shop looking for the shirt that I want. She shows me one and I cannot tell it is the one and she says:

The shirt is exactly the same as what you want.

Is it OK to put 'you want' after the 'the same as' structure?

More likely:

This is exactly the shirt you want.

Or:

This is the shirt you're looking for.

 

[emsr2d2]

Hi.

[STRIKE]Say[/STRIKE] Imagine that my friend and I are at [STRIKE]the[/STRIKE] a shop looking for [STRIKE]the[/STRIKE] a shirt that I want. She shows me one [STRIKE]and[/STRIKE] but I cannot tell if/whether it is the right one and she says:

The shirt is exactly the same as the one you want.

Is it OK to put 'you want' after the 'the same as' structure?

See above.