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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Nor the sheer figment of the imagination for the Chinese in
Could you let me know whether I should use in/ as in/ something else pls:
‘Heavenly deities’ here addresses all the imperial deities in heaven, but this is neither what for Christians is the creator, who built the world in six days, nor the sheer figment of the imagination for the Chinese in "To talk of the sky is therefore the way.
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‘Heavenly deities’ here addresses all the imperial deities in heaven, but this is neither what for Christians is the creator, who built the world in six days, nor the sheer figment of the imagination for the Chinese in "To talk of the sky is therefore the way.
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" If you say "as in," you're offering this as a sample. But I think you intend to to refer specifically to this quote. Well, perhaps you do intend it as a sample, in which case "as in" would be fine.
- " If you say "as in," you're offering this as a sample.
- But I think you intend to to refer specifically to this quote.
- Well, perhaps you do intend it as a sample, in which case "as in" would be fine.
- Let me put it this way: if it would not disturb your intended meaning to put the last section in parentheses, then "as in" is the correct choice.
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If I understand your meaning, you want "in."
If you say "as in," you're offering this as a sample.
But I think you intend to to refer specifically to this quote.
Well, perhaps you do intend it as a sample, in which case "as in" would be fine.
Let me put it this way: if it would not disturb your intended meaning to put the last section in parentheses, then "as in" is
If you say "as in," you're offering this as a sample.
But I think you intend to to refer specifically to this quote.
Well, perhaps you do intend it as a sample, in which case "as in" would be fine.
Let me put it this way: if it would not disturb your intended meaning to put the last section in parentheses, then "as in" is
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