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to send; to direct; to ascribe to; to relate to; to apply to; to call attention to
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Uses of "in".



 
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Uses of "in". #1 (permalink) Thu Sep 11, 2008 8:19 am   Uses of "in".
 

Is this true?

"less than half of the uses of the preposition IN have anything to do with time or space"

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Uses of "in". #2 (permalink) Wed Apr 21, 2010 14:11 pm   Uses of "in".
 

It probably depends on what kind of texts or speakers you analyze.

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