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[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

"Substitute X for Y" means "replace Y with X," i.e., "for Y, use X instead."

"Substitute X with Y" would mean "replace X with Y."

[-] sukhmel@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago

Now, you're going to just brag around with that knowledge of yours, and teach everyone how to write things so that things are correctly understood by the reader?

That's a helpful goal, go on, please

[-] grue@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I've heard it both ways.

(The above is 50% sincere and 50% a Psych reference.)

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Yes, people sometimes say things incorrectly, like the commenter I originally replied to.

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