Mister Micawber
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 Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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According to Merriam-Webster:
by turns 1 : one after another in regular succession 2 : VARIOUSLY, ALTERNATELY 'a book that is by turns pedantic, delightful, and infuriating'
in turn : in due order of succession.
So the first definition of by turns is synonymous with in turn.
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