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Sunsail Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Within/in

Hello

"Within each family group the relationships between the members are always very..."

can I say , "in each family group"

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Yes, you can, but in this particular case, "within" is typically used to stress that the unique features of the relationships within one group would have no bearing on those of another, for purposes of this statement. "In" would not carry this stress. In other words, "within" is used advisedly.

— Avangi

  • Yes, you can, but in this particular case, "within" is typically used to stress that the unique features of the relationships within one group would have no bearing on those of another, for purposes of this statement.
  • "In" would not carry this stress.
  • In other words, "within" is used advisedly.
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Yes, you can, but in this particular case, "within" is typically used to stress that the unique features of the relationships within one group would have no bearing on those of another, for purposes of this statement. "In" would not carry this stress. In other words, "within" is used advisedly.
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Where can I find such kind of tricks of preposition? I am searching google ,I never seen this explanation in grammer websites
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I wish I knew of a good source. I'm sure other's know of one. I learned them by listening to my mother scold me when I screwed up.

Of course "in" could be used, but it has so many uses, that to start a sentence with it would not get your attention. "In baseball, there are nine innings." You could say, "With baseball, there are nine innings," and nobody would think you h
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sunsail,

If it makes you feel better, there simply are no rules to use, so you're not missing any secrets.

Otherwise why would be get in a car but on a bus?

You just have to learn them as you go. But on the bright side (to see the positive side of things), you will almost never me misunderstood because you chose the wrong one.
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