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Notorioz Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Hello all , is there any difference between 'in order to - to' in general?
  

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There's usually no real difference in meaning. An infinitive can express purpose or reason, and adding in order just makes this more emphatic: He bought a dictionary [in order] to learn Spanish. CB

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  • There's usually no real difference in meaning.
  • An infinitive can express purpose or reason, and adding in order just makes this more emphatic: He bought a dictionary [in order] to learn Spanish.
  • CB
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There's usually no real difference in meaning. An infinitive can express purpose or reason, and adding in order just makes this more emphatic: He bought a dictionary [in order] to learn Spanish.

CB
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What do you mean by emphatic like 'I love you I do love you'?
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NotoriozWhat do you mean by emphatic like 'I love you I do love you'?
Yes. I use the word with its normal meaning.

CB
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Thank you so much for your good help.
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