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New Hope Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
nice place to live/live in
Which is correct?
My neighbourhood is a a nice place to live
My neighbourhood is a nice place to live in.
My neighbourhood is a a nice place to live
My neighbourhood is a nice place to live in.
Top answer
It should be: My neighbourhood is a nice place to live in. This is because you cannot 'live a place', you 'live in a place'. However, many people leave out such short words in this and other similar cases.
- It should be: My neighbourhood is a nice place to live in.
- This is because you cannot 'live a place', you 'live in a place'.
- However, many people leave out such short words in this and other similar cases.
- Some of these have been used so frequently for so long that they are sometimes considered idiomatic expressions even though they violate grammatical rules.
- They have flourished because there has been no language academy to restrict their growth.
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It should be: My neighbourhood is a nice place to live in. This is because you cannot 'live a place', you 'live in a place'.
However, many people leave out such short words in this and other similar cases. Some of these have been used so frequently for so long that they are sometimes considered idiomatic expressions even though they violate grammatical rules. They have flourished
However, many people leave out such short words in this and other similar cases. Some of these have been used so frequently for so long that they are sometimes considered idiomatic expressions even though they violate grammatical rules. They have flourished
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