A way that

[GoldfishLord]

"Thursday, March 22, 2007 5:52 AM by CalifJim

rather than shows a judgment. One choice is preferred over the other. It is better somehow.
instead of merely expresses a replacement of one thing for another.

I would rather have ice cream than apple pie because I like ice cream better.
But if there weren't very much ice cream left, and I wanted to save some for tomorrow, I might have apple pie instead of ice cream tonight.

I don't see a way that tangible vs. intangible has anything to do with it."

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Source: Rather Than VS Instead Of?
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Could "that" be substituted with "in which"?

 

[Barque]

No. And the original sounds off too.

I'd have expected I don't see how 'tangible vs. intangible' has anything to do with it.

 

[GoldfishLord]

No. And the original sounds off too.

I'd have expected I don't see how 'tangible vs. intangible' has anything to do with it.

He is a ESL teacher.

 

[Barque]

Anyone can make a mistake. Maybe he knew how to construct that sentence but just wasn't careful when he typed it.

He is a ESL teacher.

He is an ESL teacher.

 

[Barque]

OK, perhaps it isn't really a mistake. But it isn't the usual way to construct that sort of sentence. I don't see how ... is the usual way.

 

[GoldfishLord]

OK, perhaps it isn't really a mistake. But it isn't the usual way to construct that sort of sentence. I don't see how ... is the usual way.

What do our English teachers think about that?

 

[Barque]

I'd have expected I don't see how 'tangible vs. intangible' has anything to do with it.

Or:
I don't see what 'tangible vs. intangible' has to do with it.

 

[jutfrank]

I agree with Barque that that isn't right and the far better phrasing is with how instead of a way that. However, I think a way in which is also fine.

 

[Tarheel]

Two things. Whether the choices are tangible or intangible has nothing to do with it. Two, we substitute one thing for something else.