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preposition-within or inside #1 (permalink) Mon Apr 26, 2010 17:15 pm   preposition-within or inside		  
Hi,

Is it correct to say:

- A fan within the cpu box is not working.
OR
- A fan inside the cpu box is not working.

?
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preposition-within or inside #2 (permalink) Mon Apr 26, 2010 23:20 pm   preposition-within or inside		  
Both are correct. I think most people would choose to say 'inside'.
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preposition-within or inside #3 (permalink) Mon Apr 26, 2010 23:43 pm   preposition-within or inside		  
A fan within the CPU box would suggest a fan located inside the limits or extent in distance of the CPU box. "Inside" would be the wiser choice here in this particular cace, IMO.
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preposition-within or inside #4 (permalink) Mon Apr 26, 2010 23:52 pm   preposition-within or inside		  
Haihao wrote:
A fan within the CPU box would suggest a fan located inside the limits or extent in distance of the CPU box. "Inside" would be the wiser choice here in this particular cace, IMO.


'A fan inside...' / 'a fan within...'

In this case, both are correct, but inside is most common.
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preposition-within or inside #5 (permalink) Tue Apr 27, 2010 0:05 am   preposition-within or inside		  
That is why I meant to ask (for the reason): why inside" is most common as you said? Not because it is more proper than "within" for the above semantic reason, BN?
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