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Liveinjapan Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

In a bit to

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Can I replace 'in a bit to' with 'in order to'?

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Liveinjapan Can I replace 'in a bit bid to' with 'in order to'? In the mind of the writer, or in the minds of [some of] the participants, this is a chancy prospect. If you replace it with "in order to," you remove that aspect of it.

— Avangi

  • Liveinjapan Can I replace 'in a bit bid to' with 'in order to'?
  • In the mind of the writer, or in the minds of [some of] the participants, this is a chancy prospect.
  • If you replace it with "in order to," you remove that aspect of it.
  • A bid to do something is merely an attempt to do it.
  • You may say "in order to try to do it.
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Liveinjapan
Can I replace 'in a bit bid to' with 'in order to'? In the mind of the writer, or in the minds of [some of] the participants, this is a chancy prospect. If you replace it with "in order to," you remove that aspect of it. A bid to do something is merely an attempt to do it. You may
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Thanks, Avangi.
Now I understand replacing "in a bid to' with 'in order to' in the sentence I wrote earlier makes it a bit odd.
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I wouldn't exactly call it odd. I can say I'm going to do a rain dance in order to end the drought. This sentiment does not deal with the possibility that it might not work.

Or I can say I'm going to do a rain dance in an attempt (in a bid) to end the drought. This sentiment admits the possibility that it might not work.

There's nothing wrong or odd about either sentence. Eac
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Now I understand perfectly.
Thanks, Avangi.
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you can replace 'In a bid to' with "In an attempt to" or "In the hope that"

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