A common sentence (e.g. on an answering machine) is:
Ich rufe Sie sobald wie/als möglich zurück
What's the correct use here? wie
sounds correct to me, but I've heard als
pretty often too.
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Sign up to join this communityA common sentence (e.g. on an answering machine) is:
Ich rufe Sie sobald wie/als möglich zurück
What's the correct use here? wie
sounds correct to me, but I've heard als
pretty often too.
According to Duden – Richtiges und gutes Deutsch, both „wie“ and „als“ may be used after „so bald“. Both are correct; however, „so bald wie“ is used more frequently.
Schreibe so bald wie möglich
Schreibe so bald als möglich (less frequently)
Duden recommends using „so bald wie möglich“.
In my opinion, „so bald als möglich“ sounds terrible and wrong.
Both versions are correct. Using "wie" is more common, but "als" is possible, too.
References: Duden and canoo.net
The canoo page points out that the version with "wie" matches the general rule to use "wie" in comparisons that express equality.