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The roads were almost The roads were almost
impassable. However, we at impassable. At last, howlast
succeeded in reaching ever, we succeeded in
c a m p . r e a c h i n g c a m p .
When however comes first, it means "in whatever way"
or "to whatever extent."
However you advise him, he will probably do as he
thinks best.
However discouraging the prospect, they never lost heart.
Illusion. See allusion.
Imply. Infer. Not interchangeable. Something implied
is something suggested or indicated, though not expressed.
Something inferred is something deduced from evidence at
hand.
Farming implies early rising.
Since she was a farmer, we inferred that she got up early.
Importantly. Avoid by rephrasing.
More importandy, he What's more, he paid for
paid for the damages. the damages.
With the breeze fresh- With the breeze fresh
ening, he altered course to ening, he altered course to
pass inside the island. More pass inside the island. More
importantly, as things important, as things turned
turned out, he tucked in a out, he tucked in a reef,
reef.
In regard to. Often wrongly written in regards to. But
as regards is correct, and means the same thing.
In the last analysis. A bankrupt expression.
Inside of. Inside. The of following inside is correct in
the adverbial meaning "in less than." In other meanings, of
is unnecessary.
Inside of five minutes I'll be inside die bank.