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Old Man Gordon Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

instead of/ in place of

0I normally use 01u00in place of 02u00when replacing the subject, but 01u00intead of02u00 when replacing the object.02br
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    00I was playing catcher in place of the usual catcher.02br
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    00I ate eggs instead of toast for breakfast.02br
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00Is this correct, according to some rule, or just a habit? Is it possible to used instead of in the first sentence.0-
  

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02br 00I had fish in place of/instead of meat. 0-

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0 I don't know if there is any rule, but I have no problem with:02br
00I was playing in goal instead/in place of the goalkeeper.02br
00I had fish in place of/instead of meat. 0-
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01cite10Old Man Gordon12cite10I normally use 11u10in place of 12u10when replacing the subject, but 11u10intead of12u10 when replacing the object.12br
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    10I was playing catcher in place of the usual catcher.12br
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0 I have just a little problem with the first sentence:02br
00I was playing catcher instead of outfielder = normally I play outfieder.02br
00I was playing catcher in 01b00the02b00 place of Tom (the usualy catcher).02br
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00I think there is less chance for ambiguity this way.02br
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00Either way for the se
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