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Geoyo Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
to/in order to/so as to
Hello,
We took off our shoes to avoid scratching the newly finished floors.
We took off our shoes so as to avoid scratching the newly finished floors.
We took off our shoes in order to avoid scratching the newly finished floors.
Is there any difference in meaning? Could it be that "so as to" is only common in BrE?
We took off our shoes to avoid scratching the newly finished floors.
We took off our shoes so as to avoid scratching the newly finished floors.
We took off our shoes in order to avoid scratching the newly finished floors.
Is there any difference in meaning? Could it be that "so as to" is only common in BrE?
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geoyo Is there any difference in meaning? No. geoyo Could it be that "so as to" is only common in BrE?
- geoyo Is there any difference in meaning?
- No.
- geoyo Could it be that "so as to" is only common in BrE?
- It’s fairly common in AmE.
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geoyoIs there any difference in meaning?No.
geoyoCould it be that "so as to" is only common in BrE?It’s fairly common in AmE.
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