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I'm paraphrasing my sentences in example but :
I don’t miss an establishment that profits from the poor. In its stead; I hold fond memories of noun, noun, and noun.
Am I using 'In its stead' correctly? I'm using the its part, of the In its stead phrase, to refer to the first statement. I dont know if that's correct or coming across as I would like. Thanks in advance!
"In its stead" is not a clause (there's no verb). It is a prepositional phrase.
The meaning is similar to "In its place". You could say "We knocked down the old establishment. In its stead we built a school." The school was built in the place of the old establishment. Or you could say. "The boss is ill. In her stead, I will be chairing the meeting." You are taking the place of the boss.
You aren't a replacement for the old establishment, so you aren't using the phrase correctly. You can use some linking phrase like "On the other hand". or "Nevertheless".
I'm guessing it's an archaic idiom.
Instead would be most common today.
