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Vsuresh Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
within/without
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These armed guards who are positioned here protect us from enemies within and without.
(I mean enemies who are the same place and those from foreign countries.)
These armed guards who are positioned here protect us from enemies within and without.
(I mean enemies who are the same place and those from foreign countries.)
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enemies within and without . enemies who are inside and enemies who are outside. The context should indicate the place, eg a castle, a city, a country.
- enemies within and without .
- enemies who are inside and enemies who are outside.
- The context should indicate the place, eg a castle, a city, a country.
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enemies within and without. enemies who are inside and enemies who are outside.
The context should indicate the place, eg a castle, a city, a country.
The context should indicate the place, eg a castle, a city, a country.
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CliveThe context should indicate the place, eg a castle, a city, a country.I understand. Thank you,Clive.
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vsureshwithin and withoutThis is a less common usage of "without", meaning "outside".
It is particularly confusing when applied, as it sometimes is, to churches.
St. Paul Without the Walls is a church in Rome, for example. The church does not lack walls. It has quite sturdy walls.
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