They managed to find a place to stay.
They managed to find a place to stay.
instead, can we say?
They managed to find a place to stay in.
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They managed to find a place to stay in. That's what I used to say until I learned what native speakers say. Based on what I know about other languages and what common sense says, I don't think it can be totally wrong, even if English has its peculiarities.
- They managed to find a place to stay in.
- That's what I used to say until I learned what native speakers say.
- Based on what I know about other languages and what common sense says, I don't think it can be totally wrong, even if English has its peculiarities.
- It's probably unnatural, though.
- CB
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English Learner 2593 can we say?They managed to find a place to stay in.
That's what I used to say until I learned what native speakers say. Based on what I know about other languages and what common sense says, I don't think it can be totally wrong, even if English has its peculiarities. It's probably unnatural, though.
CB
0English Learner 2593They managed to find a place to stay in.
You can say 'stay in' or 'stay at' instead of 'stay' in your sentence, but why would you want to use an inferior construction?
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