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Utxeee Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Preposition: To vs In

Hi,

Here and there I have been seeing the following expressions being used interchangeably:

1 - Back to business;
2 - Back in business.

Do they have the same meaning ?
If so, which one should I use ?
  

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Hi, Let me offer a couple of examples. eg Two men are in a business meeting, discussing business matters. They relax for a moment by talking about their families.

— Clive

  • Hi, Let me offer a couple of examples.
  • eg Two men are in a business meeting, discussing business matters.
  • They relax for a moment by talking about their families.
  • ', and they start talking about business matters again.
  • eg The store was closed for 6 months because of a fire,but now it is back in business .
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Hi,

Let me offer a couple of examples.

eg
Two men are in a business meeting, discussing business matters.
They relax for a moment by talking about their families.
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Hi, Clive.

If I understand your examples, back to business means literally "back to business" whilst back in business here means they reopened to public after a period of inactivity.
Maybe the former is used after a short period of inactivity, as for the latter maybe its period is greater, right ?
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Hi,

Post a few sentences for comment, if you wish.

Clive
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Clive, don't you agree with my aforementioned reasoning ?
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Hi,

You mean like this?

The store closed at 6 pm on Saturday and was back to business at 9am on Monday?

No.

Clive
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