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AUGdora Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
About the usage of the word "way"
why is that "If something has been done a certain way for a long time and has become generally accepted, it's a custom. ", not "If something has been done in a certain way for a long time and has become generally accepted, it's a custom?
If both are correct, why does the first one work?
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Those are both correct. "a certain way" (like other similar expressions with "way") can be used adverbially, so it works without the preposition.
- Those are both correct.
- "a certain way" (like other similar expressions with "way") can be used adverbially, so it works without the preposition.
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Those are both correct. "a certain way" (like other similar expressions with "way") can be used adverbially, so it works without the preposition.
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