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Infinik Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

inside+obj. vs. inside of+obj.

Hi,

Is the prepositional phrase "inside + obj." different from "inside of + obj."? Or is one is wrong here?

Specifically, such as:

A is built inside B.
A is built inside of B.
(say, A is a component in the machine B, or A is a five-star lunge in the biosphere B...)

Thanks in advance,

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There's no difference in meaning. Prepositional "inside of" is common but is poor style (in my view). There's no need for it when "inside" will do the job perfectly well by itself.

— Mr Wordy

  • There's no difference in meaning.
  • Prepositional "inside of" is common but is poor style (in my view).
  • There's no need for it when "inside" will do the job perfectly well by itself.
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There's no difference in meaning. Prepositional "inside of" is common but is poor style (in my view). There's no need for it when "inside" will do the job perfectly well by itself.

(Of course, if "inside" is a noun then "inside of " is fine -- as in "the inside of my house".)
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