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Alc24 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

(In ORDER) OPTIONAL or NOT

Could you tell me what you think please?

Optional or not?

1 In order to make money I had to lie. / I had to lie (in order) to make money.

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alc24 Optional or not? Optional, at least in this specific case, and in most cases. I have a vague recollection that there is a post somewhere that shows a few unusual cases where in order is required, but I don't know where it is.

— CalifJim

  • alc24 Optional or not?
  • Optional, at least in this specific case, and in most cases.
  • I have a vague recollection that there is a post somewhere that shows a few unusual cases where in order is required, but I don't know where it is.
  • Or I may have imagined it, for that matter.
  • CJ
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alc24Optional or not?
Optional, at least in this specific case, and in most cases. I have a vague recollection that there is a post somewhere that shows a few unusual cases where in order is required, but I don't know where it is. Or I may have imagined it, for that matter.

CJ
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