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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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What is the different between "in difficulty" and "with difficulty"
  

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Because of the cast on his leg, he crossed the street with difficulty. Our dwindling finances are putting us in difficulty. [ This is probably a poor example, but the phrase doesn't sound too natural to me in the first place.

  • Because of the cast on his leg, he crossed the street with difficulty.
  • Our dwindling finances are putting us in difficulty.
  • [ This is probably a poor example, but the phrase doesn't sound too natural to me in the first place.
  • ]
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Because of the cast on his leg, he crossed the street with difficulty.
Our dwindling finances are putting us in difficulty. [ This is probably a poor example, but the phrase doesn't sound too natural to me in the first place. ]
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Anonymous What is the different between "in difficulty" and "with difficulty"
"difficulty" is a noun. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/difficulty

"in difficulty" means 'in some kind of trouble, 'not in a good situation'. 'They are in financ

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