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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

That way vs in that way

Which is correct?
1. You should have done it that way.
2. You should have done it in that way.
  

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Both are possible. #2 seems a bit more formal. #1 rolls off the tongue more easily, I think, so the preposition is often omitted in speech.

  • Both are possible.
  • #2 seems a bit more formal.
  • #1 rolls off the tongue more easily, I think, so the preposition is often omitted in speech.
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Both are possible.

#2 seems a bit more formal.

#1 rolls off the tongue more easily, I think, so the preposition is often omitted in speech.

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