Incase-In-Case | Commonly Confused Words
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Incase vs. In case

Incase

To surround or close off on all sides

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In case

/in keis/
Used to say what to do if a particular situation happens

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This word has no antonyms

Ways to tell them apart:

etymology
  • Incase is often a misspelling of the phrase in case.
  • In case is the correct phrase to use when you mean if there is a subsequent event.
  • Remember that in case is two separate words, just like in order or in fact.
  • Consider in case as a phrase that introduces a possible scenario, like just in case of rain.
  • Incase is rarely correct and often considered an error in modern English.
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