Straight in, in the direction of
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Isn't one of the "in"s superfluous especially the one after the word "straight" in the following sentence?
- The first two boats had gone far to the right, but Hunter and I came straight in, in the direction of a stockade which we had seen on the treasure map.
Source: Treasure Island, chapter: The stockade; while Jim was ashore.
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JA
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- The first two boats had gone far to the right, but Hunter and I came straight in, in the direction of a stockade which we had seen on the treasure map. No; the adverb points in a more general direction than does the preposition. )
- - The first two boats had gone far to the right, but Hunter and I came straight in, in the direction of a stockade which we had seen on the treasure map.
- No; the adverb points in a more general direction than does the preposition.
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Joseph AIsn't one of the "in"s superfluous especially the one after the word "straight" in the following sentence?- The first two boats had gone far to the right, but Hunter and I came straight in, in the direction of a stockade which we had seen on the treasure map.
No; the adverb points in a more general direction than does the preposition.
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