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MUSCOVITE Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
in-built OR built-in
Hi,
Could you please comment on these (closely related) words?
(1) inbuilt VS in-built -- which is correct/preferable?
(2) Is there any difference between "in-built" and "built-in"
A simple Google search shows "built-in" is used much more often...
(3) Are there contexts/expressions where "in-built" works fine but "built-in" is not normally used?
Thank you so much!
mus-te
Could you please comment on these (closely related) words?
(1) inbuilt VS in-built -- which is correct/preferable?
(2) Is there any difference between "in-built" and "built-in"
A simple Google search shows "built-in" is used much more often...
(3) Are there contexts/expressions where "in-built" works fine but "built-in" is not normally used?
Thank you so much!
mus-te
Top answer
Google is evil. They track and target you. It is also a bad way to verify English usage.
- Google is evil.
- They track and target you.
- It is also a bad way to verify English usage.
- "Inbuilt" (also "in-built") arose in the early twentieth century.
- There is nothing it can do that cannot be done with "built in" or "built-in".
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Google is evil. They track and target you. It is also a bad way to verify English usage.
"Inbuilt" (also "in-built") arose in the early twentieth century. There is nothing it can do that cannot be done with "built in" or "built-in". I find "inbuilt" awkward and unnecessary, for the most part. It smacks of business-speak streamlining to my ear. I would say that "inbuilt" is the American sp
"Inbuilt" (also "in-built") arose in the early twentieth century. There is nothing it can do that cannot be done with "built in" or "built-in". I find "inbuilt" awkward and unnecessary, for the most part. It smacks of business-speak streamlining to my ear. I would say that "inbuilt" is the American sp
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Thanks, enoon!
enoon I find "inbuilt" awkward and unnecessarySo the recipe is just to "steer clear" of in-built in any kind of context?
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You know, you could have a worse personal rule in this forum than "Never say never." If I was writing dialogue for a martinet of a manager, it might come in handy, for example.
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