よると or よれば？ Which one is "according to"?


I read some of your post (very very helpful!) and I was wondering if you could
write a post about the difference between よると and よれば. Which one is used to
mean "according to"?




Both ～によると and ～によれば can be used to mean "according to".

"A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar" defines it as:

> "According to", "based on". A compound particle that is used to identify the
> source of the information provided in the sentence.

As for the difference between the two, it states:

> _Ni yoreba_ can replace _ni yoru to_ without changing the meaning of the
> sentence.

And gives examples of two sentences with the same meaning, e.g.

> その温泉{おんせん}は旅行雑誌{りょこうざっし}に **よると** 神経痛{しんけいつう}にいいそうだ。  
>  その温泉は旅行雑誌に **よれば** 神経痛にいいそうだ。  
>  One of the travel magazines said _(= According to one of the travel
> magazines)_ that hot springs are good for arthritis.

