I will sit the way I want to!
Can I write by using a preposition in before the in above sentence?
I will sit in the way I want to!
Which is grammatically right?
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2Not remotely an answer to your question, but in standard USAian idiom, it's: "I'll sit however I want!" (Often followed by a mild expletive.)– P. E. Dant Reinstate MonicaJun 29, 2017 at 20:47
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Both are grammatical, but the first is more idiomatic. "Correct" and "incorrect" are not useful terms in regard to your choices here.– P. E. Dant Reinstate MonicaJun 29, 2017 at 22:37
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i'd like to know the difference since I can't see how "sit in the way I want" is correct here.– SovereignSunJun 30, 2017 at 13:10
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I will sit the way I want to!
I will sit in the way I want to!
These both sound like awkward phrasings.
"I'll sit however I want!"
As the commenter above wrote, that looks correct.
Other slight variations which could be imagined, in a Dr. Suess book:
"I will sit the way I want to sit, and stand the way I want to stand, and everyone both left and right will think that it was grand."
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"I will sit in the way that I want to sit, and write in the way that I want to write, and even if they do object I will not start a fight!"
