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''In light of'' the recent mistakes in the media, we've decided to withhold the names of suspects until identities are confirmed. | ''In light of'' the recent mistakes in the media, we've decided to withhold the names of suspects until identities are confirmed. | ||
Here, '''in lieu of''' means | Here, '''in lieu of''' ''means instead of'' or ''in absence of''. '''In light of''' means [[due to]] or [[because of]]. The two are not interchangeable. Unfortunately this mistake is often made with common phrases and words. As a blogger one should be diligent in checking for precision in his writing. Lack of precision negates the act of fact checking. | ||
==Presentability== | ==Presentability== |