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Desafinado Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Could you tell me the reason

Why do I have to use "in order to" instead of "so as to"?
According to BBC website, there is no difference between the two. My sentence was corrected to the second one by my acquaintance.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv146.shtml

A Proxy Fight is a way of buying stocks so as to gain control of a takeover target.
A proxy fight is a way of buying stocks in order to gain control of a takeover target.

Thanks in advance
  

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Your acquaintance doesn't know everything. Emotion: wink
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Thanks, Philip. But I did not understand what you explained.
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DesafinadoThanks, Phili p. But I did not understand what you explained.
I meant that your acquaintance is wrong in this case.
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Philip, thanks as always!
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