pinbong
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Hi, teachers:
The following sentence comes from a piece of article I've mentioned before in another thread of mine: https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/...press-reason-what-does-mean-2.html#post692551
I've read someone wrote "this new project gains momentum" (without a "in" inbetween)
Since "gains in importance" was written by Mr. John Dewey, and "gains momentum" by a top journalist, I suppose both usages are grammatically right, aren't they?
What's the subtle differences of using "in" or not? I can sort of sense it but can not clearly express it.
The following sentence comes from a piece of article I've mentioned before in another thread of mine: https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/...press-reason-what-does-mean-2.html#post692551
But in dealing with the young, the fact of association itself as an immediate human fact, gains in importance.
I've read someone wrote "this new project gains momentum" (without a "in" inbetween)
Since "gains in importance" was written by Mr. John Dewey, and "gains momentum" by a top journalist, I suppose both usages are grammatically right, aren't they?
What's the subtle differences of using "in" or not? I can sort of sense it but can not clearly express it.