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8 Nov 2020
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What is the difference between in place of and instead of ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between in place of and instead of ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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They are both the same
Although it is is rarely used today, "stead" means home or place . In older times, you could visit the stead of your father when going to his home
This was then used as "in the stead" of and over time became instead - as we use it now
Literally, "in place"
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