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Weiyang Luo
In or under the circumstance?
Which preposition is correct for the word"circumstance",in case both are right,do they have some distinctions between two different situations?Thank you.
Jul 15, 2013 12:07 PM
Answers · 3
Look at this blog post which gives detailed answer to your question:
http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/002599.html
July 16, 2013
p.s. note that the expression is 'Under the circumstances' not 'Under the circumstance'
July 16, 2013
Both are correct. 'Under the circumstances' is slightly more common.
July 16, 2013
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Weiyang Luo
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