0
Messier42 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

So as to, in order to,to

I dismantle the electrical parts so as to fix the machine.
I dismantled the electrical parts in order to fix the machine.
I dismantled the electrical parts to fix the machine.

How are they different?
  

Top answer

messier42 How are they different? The first is awkwardly hyper-formal, that is all.

— Mister Micawber

  • messier42 How are they different?
  • The first is awkwardly hyper-formal, that is all.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

3 Answers
0
messier42How are they different?
The first is awkwardly hyper-formal, that is all.
0
0
What about this? He was yelling so loudly as to get attention. Is this also too formal?
0
0
messier42 Is this also too formal?
Yes. This is the native rendition: He was yelling loud enough to get attention.
0

Related Questions