determine it the wrong way vs determine it in the wrong way

Both phrases are similar in meaning, but 'determine it the wrong way' is more commonly used in English. The addition of 'in' in 'determine it in the wrong way' is not necessary and can make the phrase sound awkward.

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determine it the wrong way

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that something is being determined incorrectly or inaccurately.

Examples:

He tried to determine it the wrong way, leading to incorrect results.
You shouldn't determine it the wrong way, or you'll end up with the wrong answer.

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You are doing it the wrong way, young lady.
That's just because we were going about it the wrong way.
You're looking at it the wrong way.
I went about it the wrong way.
You actually have it the wrong way around.
Technically, I went about it the wrong way.
She took it the wrong way.
I went about it the wrong way.
I went about it the wrong way and I'm sorry.
That vase of flowers would kill you if you went about it the wrong way.
I went about it the wrong way.
I knew you'd take it the wrong way.
No, you're taking it the wrong way.
No, you're taking it the wrong way.
She's got it the wrong way round.
If you want this to happen, you're going about it the wrong way.
You want to be remembered, you going about it the wrong way here.
'Cause you're looking at it the wrong way, son.
I don't take it the wrong way. Actually, it seems impossible to me too.
Pretty woman like you, a fella could take it the wrong way.

Alternatives:

determine it incorrectly
determine it inaccurately
determine it wrongly
determine it incorrectly
determine it in a mistaken way

determine it in the wrong way

This phrase is grammatically correct but less commonly used in English.

This phrase can also be used to indicate that something is being determined incorrectly or inaccurately, but it may sound slightly awkward.

Examples:

She tried to determine it in the wrong way, which led to confusion.
If you determine it in the wrong way, you won't get the correct result.

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You're doing it in the wrong way.
Your husband had the right idea, but went about it in the wrong way.
No, you just used it in the wrong way.
We must make sure that this legislative planning works without upsetting the whole balance of the system by delivering it in the wrong way.
Should Member States not communicate to Brussels the means of transposition, comply with the directive or apply it in the wrong way, the Commission may begin infringement procedures against them.
We in the European Union have granted it in the wrong way.
Perhaps you locked it in the wrong cabinet.
Maybe we're trying to get a response from it in the wrong place.
Or, when you're designing a piece, make sure you either can't put it in the wrong way round, or, if you do, it doesn't matter, because it's symmetrical.
Sinclair probably filed it in the wrong folder so we wouldn't find it.
This abbe is an interesting man, but he sees it in the wrong light.
Maybe we're trying to get a response from it in the wrong place.
You sent us in the wrong way.
I put things in the wrong way.
And this weird little hair that grows in the wrong way.
Everything shakes, and in the wrong way.
In this Parliament we vote too much and in the wrong way.
This obviously has to do with us being organised in the wrong way.
Trying to lose weight in the wrong way can be dangerous.
I was cramped, hungry, and hot... in the wrong way.

Alternatives:

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determine it inaccurately
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determine it in a mistaken way

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determine it the wrong way vs determine it in the wrong way