• SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      “Substitute X for Y” means “replace Y with X,” i.e., “for Y, use X instead.”

      “Substitute X with Y” would mean “replace X with Y.”

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        6 months ago

        Now, you’re going to just brag around with that knowledge of yours, and teach everyone how to write things so that things are correctly understood by the reader?

        That’s a helpful goal, go on, please

      • grue@lemmy.world
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        6 months ago

        I’ve heard it both ways.

        (The above is 50% sincere and 50% a Psych reference.)