what is the point of vs what is the point in

Both "what is the point of" and "what is the point in" are correct and commonly used phrases in English. They are interchangeable and can be used to inquire about the purpose or reason behind something.

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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"what is the point of"

This phrase is used to ask about the purpose or reason behind something. It is followed by a noun or a gerund.

Examples:

What is the point of studying so hard if you never apply what you learn?
I don't see the point of arguing about this anymore.
Can you explain the point of this exercise?
She questioned the point of attending the meeting.
What is the point of going to the party if you don't know anyone there?

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Then what is the point of continuing his therapy?
With our open borders, what is the point of one country doing it if another does not?
Lou, what is the point of all this?
And so I ask you, what is the point of a revolution if you have to sell your car to afford it?
After all, what is the point of having a website if nobody sees it and a website certainly won't make any money if there are no visitors.
If we love someone and don't tell them, what is the point of that love?
But... what is the point of... of having power if we can't at least try to help people?
And what is the point of being the only clean person in a town that's completely dirty?
Okay, before you get all mad, what is the point of doing PR for pro athletes if we can't date them?
And if I can't talk to you, then what is the point of you?
I mean, what is the point of having live girls if you can't touch them?
But what is the point of having a home and boat (under 30 meters) in Costa Smeralda?
But what is the point of adopting resolutions here every month when the Western European Union is still the biggest investor in Indonesia?
Commissioner, what is the point of our passing laws if they are not enforced?
If you aren't going to feel happiness and joy, what is the point of being alive?
If every move we make is preordained, then what is the point of that?
Indeed, what is the point of scales seemingly accurate to 0.001 g when, depending on the arm being used, they can introduce a systematic measurement error of up to 0.3g!
It ignores what is the point of origin. He cluster medium, short, compact.
I'm sorry, what is the point of that plan?
And just what is the point of this?

Alternatives:

what is the purpose of
what is the reason for
what is the meaning of

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"what is the point in"

This phrase is also used to ask about the purpose or reason behind something. It is followed by a noun or a gerund.

Examples:

What is the point in arguing if no one is listening?
I don't see the point in continuing this project.
Can you explain the point in doing this task?
She questioned the point in attending the conference.
What is the point in going to the event if you don't enjoy it?

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I still grieve for him... but what is the point in giving way?
Because if I'm not, what is the point in going out with a barman?
What is the point in these impregnálókban?
What is the point in which a street forks, that in which a gesture is born or not, a face? Curled up, I gather: today the street is right here, between the wisteria still hanging and that which will bloom.
So, then, what is the point in staying calm?
I would argue: what is the point in having two funds supposedly achieving the same goals?
What is the point in us having a government?
What is the point in trying to pretend?
What is the point in us having these abilities if we don't use them to stop what's bad in the world?
What is the point in having one parliament that is formed on the basis of fifteen different types of electoral system?
but what is the point in giving way?
What is the point in travelling with this mentality? When these people drive they are my worst enemies, but everytime I have anything to do with them in other situations they demonstrate generosity and kindness towards a bulè (pale face in their language).
Shocked by this experience, we entered the booth and we met this fascinating scientist, Sissel Tolaas, willing to take her challenge to a world of perfume retailers: What is the point in covering up one's body odour and denying it's there?
Then what is the point in going out to dinner?
But he is what he is and given the danger he poses, I think we have to ask ourselves, what is the point in keeping him alive at all.
Seriously, Helen, what is the point in finding a dead man's gun?
And what is the point in that?
If you cannot stop the fires, what is the point in monitoring the forests?
But to be ultra-pragmatic for a moment, what is the point in subjecting a girl like Holly to a trial if a jury is not going to believe she's telling the truth?
In Recital C we say what is the point in democracy and social clauses in our agreements when there appears to be little attempt to monitor and enforce such clauses?

Alternatives:

what is the purpose in
what is the reason in
what is the meaning in

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