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Angliholic Posted 17 years ago
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He counts (in) a new way

He forces himself to stare into the blackness before him. He counts (in) a new way: "The light is right behind me, five ... the light is right behind me, ten ...

Hi,

Should the "in" in the parentheses be inserted there or omitted? Thanks.
  

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I would include it to avoid a new way being understood as a direct object of counts. CB

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  • I would include it to avoid a new way being understood as a direct object of counts.
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I would include it to avoid a new way being understood as a direct object of counts.

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