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PreciousJones Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

With/for

Please subsitute coke for orange juice. Or

Please subsitute coke with orange juice.

Which is correct? Are both useable?
  

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Generally, it's substitute X for Y. Please substitute coke for orange juice. ___ with is more often used with the verb replace .

  • Generally, it's substitute X for Y.
  • Please substitute coke for orange juice.
  • ___ with is more often used with the verb replace .
  • I need to replace this old lamp with a better one.
  • CJ
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Generally, it's substitute X for Y.

Please substitute coke for orange juice.

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with is more often used with the verb replace.

I need to replace this old lamp with a better one.

CJ

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