atw: Re: 'Within' or just 'in'? [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Thanks, Stuart and James, for your suggestions. The Shorter Oxford is
certainly a good authority and the commentary you quote (James) pretty
much confirms my own hunches about where the difference lies. (But does
the Shorter O also endorse your spelling 'favorite', ahead of
'favourite'?? Sorry, couldn't resist that observation ...) 

'Within reason' is a good example of a standard phrase that would be
ruined by my pen's reflex action - I didn't think of that one. Maybe the
idea of a boundary is present, at least implicitly, when we use that
phrase. (However, 'apply within' is an example of the adverbial use that
I meant to rule out of court.) 

Just received Bede's response too. Seems we're all pretty much agreed on
this one. No-one wants me to preserve 'abbreviations within this
document'. 

Let's keep those red pens working!

Howard


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Subject: atw: Re: 'Within' or just 'in'? [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]


In some cases 'in' obviously doesn't work as a replacement (Apply
within; Within reason).

In other cases, in and within chage the meaning or the emphasis of the
sentence. Pick whichever is correct:

- The chemical reaction takes place in the cell walls...
- The chemical reaction takes place within the cell walls...

Where both words seem to work equally well, I would prefer 'in', being
shorter.

Stuart

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