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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

In/with reference/respect of/to

Is there any real difference between 'With reference to' and 'In reference to'.

Similarly, is there any difference beween 'in respect to' and 'with respect to'

I always use to think they were interchangeable, but now I'm not so sure.

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" In reference to your letter of 2 October 2007... If you had sent me a three-point question, I might use "with reference to" when I go to your second and third points. Otherwise, "in reference to" seems more natural to me.

— BarbaraPA

  • " In reference to your letter of 2 October 2007...
  • If you had sent me a three-point question, I might use "with reference to" when I go to your second and third points.
  • Otherwise, "in reference to" seems more natural to me.
  • I don't know that I have seen "in respect to" much at all, but a Google comparison could tell you.
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"In reference to" seems like simply a substitution for "Regarding." In reference to your letter of 2 October 2007...

If you had sent me a three-point question, I might use "with reference to" when I go to your second and third points. Otherwise, "in reference to" seems more natural to me.

I don't know that I have seen "in respect to" much at all, but a Google comparison could tel
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Similarly, is there any difference beween 'in respect to' and 'with respect to'.

in respect to (AmE) = with respect to (BrE) : CONCERNING

You use with respect to to say what something relates to. In BrE, you can also say in respect of (FORMAL)
Parents often have little choice with respect to the
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