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replace a to b vs replace a with b

Both are commonly used phrases, but 'replace a with b' is the correct, more widely accepted form. 'Replace a to b' is not incorrect, but 'replace a with b' is the preferred and more natural way to express the action of substitution.
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replace a to b

This phrase is not incorrect, but it is less common and less natural than the alternative.

This phrase is used to indicate the action of substituting 'a' for 'b'.
  • Nov 17, 2015 ... bash command: replace "A" to "B" file with long and all symbol letter..? · If it's XML, you SHOULDN'T use sed/awk - you should use a parser. As ...
  • Oct 9, 2017 ... ... replace (a to b) and so forth… You could flex-ibilize this by making x and y dynamic etc. Contribute your own ideas perhaps a better way… If ...
  • Apr 19, 2020 ... Guide for entering skeppy events To join queue type the command /joinq event-a*you can also replace a to b in this command.
  • Oct 20, 2016 ... That means to replace 'a' to 'b' in these file names. I have tried the command like: for f in */*; do mv "$f" "${f/a/b}" done ls | xargs -i ...
  • -- Replace 'a' to 'b' SELECT TRANSLATE('abc', 'a', 'b') FROM dual; # bbc. In MySQL you can just use the REPLACE function: MySQL: -- Replace 'a' to 'b ...
  • Sep 7, 2016 ... ... this question we need another condition. a=b. then solve value of a and b a+b=ab. replace a to b cause we know a=b. b+b=b∗b. 2b=b2. b2=2 ...
  • Apr 1, 2024 ... Maybe there also a, b and c versions (replace a to b). All rendinsts probably will not visible on rendinst list. Bazsi37: and. You forgot ...
  • // warning and fix-it hint (replace "a" to "b") int foo(int b) { return b + 2; } // definition with use of "b". In the case of multiple redeclarations or ...
  • Dec 15, 2017 ... Sublime Text has this feature ${relativeFile/a/b/} replace a to b http://sublimetext.info/docs/en/reference/build_systems.html#variables I ...

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  • replace a with b

replace a with b

This is the correct and more widely accepted form to express the action of substitution.

This phrase is used to indicate the action of substituting 'a' with 'b'.
  • Jun 18, 2009 ... It is more common to say "replace A with B" or "replace A by B". Both of these mean "remove A and add B". Thus, "replace a broken chair leg with a good one".
  • Feb 11, 2014 ... In common conversation, I notice "replace A with B" almost exclusively. Regarding the passive, it seems that almost everyone uses "A was ...
  • Nov 5, 2023 ... ... A for B: you get A instead. Replace A with B: you get B instead. "Substitute with" can exist, but is trickier. Upvote 2. Downvote Reply reply
  • Jul 20, 2013 ... The expression "replace 'A' with 'B'" may be acceptable. However, I would like to express that it is a correction.
  • Feb 5, 2024 ... ... Replace A with B on such lines | Execute command on the lines (... and) where `D` does not match Execute command on the lines where `C ...
  • Jun 20, 2019 ... It is much more "straightforward" to replace A or B with C than to replace A with B or C, as the or in the former case has nothing to do ...
  • Sep 20, 2020 ... 1) Replace C with A. 2) Replace A with B. 3) Replace B with C. 1) Do I need to create the dummy channel first? 2) Will the dummy channel be ...
  • Dec 18, 2014 ... Synonym for replace A with B "To replace" can be used like "I replace x with y" or "X replaces Y". But you can't say "I replace x by y.
  • Nov 22, 2019 ... If I then press Ctrl+H and tell it to replace "A" with "B" I then get a message back saying "All done. We have made 2 replacements ...
  • Dec 31, 2011 ... Say I have a string, "ab". I want to replace "a" with "b" and "b" with "a" in one swoop. So in the end, the string should be "ba" and not "aa" or "bb" and not ...

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