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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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No Record of his youth

There was no record of his youth.

Theres was no record in his youth.

Is it Ok to use in here in place of 'of'?
  

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No. There was no record of his youth means that we do not have written records of where he was born and what he did when he was young. There was no record in his youth is non-idiomatic and would imply that no one kept any records at all when he was young.

  • No.
  • There was no record of his youth means that we do not have written records of where he was born and what he did when he was young.
  • There was no record in his youth is non-idiomatic and would imply that no one kept any records at all when he was young.
  • But it is not said-ever.
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No. There was no record of his youth means that we do not have written records of where he was born and what he did when he was young.

There was no record in his youth is non-idiomatic and would imply that no one kept any records at all when he was young. But it is not said-ever. However, you can say, 'In his youth, he went to Bethlehem.'

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