'the right way' vs. 'in the right way'
| 20:58 Mar 21, 2007 |
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| 3 +7 | the right way |
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| 3 | I'd say the original expression was "in the right way" |
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16 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +7
peer agreement (net): +7the right way Explanation: Without "in" is my preference, but perhaps a concrete example would be useful. My gut feeling is that in most cases, you don't need the in, but I have no references other than the instincts of a native speaker. I hear "in the right way" often, maybe it comes from mixing up "in the right manner." BTW, one of my pet peeves is hearing "IN two weeks from now", where I feel that the IN is superfluous, but I've heard it even on BBC, so somebody must think it's OK. |
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