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Cantona_best Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
"such as" v/s "including"
I was once told by an English teacher that the construction "including" should be preferred over that of "such as" when developing an idea like the following:
English Football league teams including Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City are quietly gearing for the summit of the European footbal hierarchy.
What's the outlook on this?
English Football league teams including Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City are quietly gearing for the summit of the European footbal hierarchy.
What's the outlook on this?
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I'd say there's not much difference. They both mean that you are providing examples of the kind of teams you have in mind but not an exhaustive list of such teams.
- I'd say there's not much difference.
- They both mean that you are providing examples of the kind of teams you have in mind but not an exhaustive list of such teams.
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I'd say there's not much difference. They both mean that you are providing examples of the kind of teams you have in mind but not an exhaustive list of such teams.
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There's a very slight difference in use.
'Such as' is an alternative for 'for example', so the specific teams named in the list are just examples - a random selection from among those that could have been listed*.
If you use 'including', you are drawing the reader's attention to some specific examples. You want the reader to understand that these particular teams are am
'Such as' is an alternative for 'for example', so the specific teams named in the list are just examples - a random selection from among those that could have been listed*.
If you use 'including', you are drawing the reader's attention to some specific examples. You want the reader to understand that these particular teams are am
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