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Makski Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
The use of a word "reason"
Can a word reason be used with "in", and not just "to" or "for", like a "reason in this or that". Meaning a point, or motive, or logic.
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Yes, but not in the sense you intend, from what I can tell. " Are those uses are different from the ones you have in mind? " That sounds bad.
- Yes, but not in the sense you intend, from what I can tell.
- " Are those uses are different from the ones you have in mind?
- " That sounds bad.
- " That still sounds awkward, but not wrong.
- Maybe you can give an example of a sentence you have in mind.
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Yes, but not in the sense you intend, from what I can tell.
You can say, "He was the only voice of reason in the debate," or, "The role of reason in Kant's philosophy was..." Are those uses are different from the ones you have in mind?
You can't say, "His reason in baking a cake was to impress his wife." That sounds bad. Better: "His reason for baking a cake was to impress his
You can say, "He was the only voice of reason in the debate," or, "The role of reason in Kant's philosophy was..." Are those uses are different from the ones you have in mind?
You can't say, "His reason in baking a cake was to impress his wife." That sounds bad. Better: "His reason for baking a cake was to impress his
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Sure. I wanted to say "I see a great reason in", it sounds close to your example: "The role of reason in Kant's philosophy was", but I'm not sure, I just cant find the pattern.
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