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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

I cannot decide

Could anyone please give me some guide as to the usage of the following expressions?

1. In doing so, ...

2. In this vein, ...

How do we use them?
  

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"In doing so" refers back to a specific activity that has just been mentioned. qy=in+doing+so "In this vein" refers back to a general manner or general topic that has just been mentioned. qy=in+this+vein The BNC (British National Corpus) is a good source for examples of usage.

— Yankee

  • "In doing so" refers back to a specific activity that has just been mentioned.
  • qy=in+doing+so "In this vein" refers back to a general manner or general topic that has just been mentioned.
  • qy=in+this+vein The BNC (British National Corpus) is a good source for examples of usage.
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"In doing so" refers back to a specific activity that has just been mentioned.
http://sara.natcorp.ox.ac.uk/cgi-bin/saraWeb?qy=in+doing+so

"In this vein" refers back to a general manner or general topic that has just been mentioned.
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