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Palinkasocsi Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

How can we use them?

Please someone help me how to use the following expressions. I read them in an academic essay:

In doing so, ...

In this vein, ...

What do they really mean? Thannk you.
  

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Hi, 'In doing so' means 'when we do the thing I mentioned' or 'as a result of doing the thing I mentioned'. For example: 'Students should read a lot in English. In doing so they improve their language skills'.

  • Hi, 'In doing so' means 'when we do the thing I mentioned' or 'as a result of doing the thing I mentioned'.
  • For example: 'Students should read a lot in English.
  • In doing so they improve their language skills'.
  • 'In this vein' means 'talking about the same subject' or 'in this line of thought'.
  • ' Hope this is useful, they are both fairly formal expressions, and not used much outside of formal writing.
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Hi,

'In doing so' means 'when we do the thing I mentioned' or 'as a result of doing the thing I mentioned'. For example: 'Students should read a lot in English. In doing so they improve their language skills'.

'In this vein' means 'talking about the same subject' or 'in this line of thought'. For example, in academic writing, if Dr Jones has argued that we should eat more fruit t

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