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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Inside or inside of?

Hey,

I was wondering if there's a difference between inside the building and inside of the building.

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This just happens to be a very common error, among native speakers, even. Inside is a preposition and does not need 'of' in addition: His office is inside the building. We are now standing inside the building.

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  • This just happens to be a very common error, among native speakers, even.
  • Inside is a preposition and does not need 'of' in addition: His office is inside the building.
  • We are now standing inside the building.
  • Inside can also be used as an adjective: The inside walls are stronger than they look.
  • The inside walls have portraits of many dignitaries on them.
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This just happens to be a very common error, among native speakers, even.

Inside is a preposition and does not need 'of' in addition: His office is inside the building. We are now standing inside the building.

Inside can also be used as an adjective: The inside walls are stronger than they look. The inside walls have portraits of many dignitaries on them.
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