Every time you see or hear, "in order to" just substitute "to" and see if there's any difference in meaning. I haven't been able to find any. So get rid of "in order"!
Posted from cwinters.com; read original
One redundancy that really grates with me when listening to American speakers in 'had of' (or perhaps 'had have') rather than just 'had'. For example
If I had of eaten less at dinner...
Rather than
If I'd eaten less at dinner...
Re:And another ...
mary.poppins on 2006-06-25T15:31:01
I think the person in the example is saying "I'd have" as in "I would have".
