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Sailsofoblivion Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Meaning of "in and out of"?

I read online that "in and out of" means that one is a frequent visitor, therefore, I'm assuming that this sentence reads better like this:

"Having spent a lot of time in and out of central Glasgow, I am more than aware of the cities' homelessness problem."

As opposed to:

"I spend a lot of time in central Glasgow, and I am more than aware of the homelessness problem."

Does the revised sentence still convey that I STILL spend a lot of time in the city?
  

Top answer

No, I don't think it reads better. You have changed the time frame from “spend a lot of time in” to “spent a lot of time in”. There is no affirmation of it continuing nor how old your time there was.

— Wilpeter

  • No, I don't think it reads better.
  • You have changed the time frame from “spend a lot of time in” to “spent a lot of time in”.
  • There is no affirmation of it continuing nor how old your time there was.
  • The homelessness pertains to the city, not to cities; so use “city’s homelessness”.
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No, I don't think it reads better.
You have changed the time frame from “spend a lot of time in” to “spent a lot of time in”. There is no affirmation of it continuing nor how old your time there was.
The homelessness pertains to the city, not to cities; so use “city’s homelessness”.
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