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Joseph A Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

At or into

Hello everyone,

Is the sentence below natural?

1. He fired a fusillade of bullets at the crowd and injured six people.

2. He fired a fusillade of bullets into the crowd and injured six people.

Regards,

JA

  

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Both are correct, but the meanings are different. Using "into" makes the shooting more intentional in a certain direction. "At" is a more general direction.

— Englishmaven

  • Both are correct, but the meanings are different.
  • Using "into" makes the shooting more intentional in a certain direction.
  • "At" is a more general direction.
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Both are correct, but the meanings are different. Using "into" makes the shooting more intentional in a certain direction. "At" is a more general direction.

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