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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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in light of

What is the difference between "in light of" and "in the light of"?
  

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Anonymous What is the difference between "in light of" and "in the light of"? In the light of day, we may be able to find your lost keys. In light of her recent arrest, she may not be the best person for the job.

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  • Anonymous What is the difference between "in light of" and "in the light of"?
  • In the light of day, we may be able to find your lost keys.
  • In light of her recent arrest, she may not be the best person for the job.
  • You could conceivably reverse the two usages in these two sentences and still be understood, but these would be the preferred choices.
  • The first one is describing real light.
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AnonymousWhat is the difference between "in light of" and "in the light of"?
In the light of day, we may be able to find your lost keys.

In light of her recent arrest, she may not be the best person for the job.

You could conceivably reverse the two usages in these two sentences and still be understood, but these would be the preferred cho
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