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Vsuresh Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

With/in pencil

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Please tell which is correct.

I write with/in pencil.

  

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The usual idiom is to write in pencil. You can also say: I write with a pencil if you want to convey the idea that you use a pencil as an implement. To write with pencil is always wrong.

  • The usual idiom is to write in pencil.
  • You can also say: I write with a pencil if you want to convey the idea that you use a pencil as an implement.
  • To write with pencil is always wrong.
  • CB
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The usual idiom is to write in pencil. You can also say: I write with a pencil if you want to convey the idea that you use a pencil as an implement. To write with pencil is always wrong.

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