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Angliholic Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Back in/to her childhood

In her mind's eyes, she is back in her childhood.

Hi,

I'm prone to replace in with to in the above because of the influence of the popular phrase "back to the future." So is it possible? If not, should I reword the whole sentence a bit like the following? Thanks.

In her mind's eyes, she goes back to her childhood.
  

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Angliholic In her mind's eyes, she goes back to her childhood. It's grammatically healthy. The differentce is the style and in the tone it carries.

— Dimsumexpress

  • Angliholic In her mind's eyes, she goes back to her childhood.
  • It's grammatically healthy.
  • The differentce is the style and in the tone it carries.
  • Your suggest is bit literal.
  • While stelling a story, "In her mind's eyes, she is back in her childhood" offers a more dramatic feel to it.
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AngliholicIn her mind's eyes, she goes back to her childhood.
It's grammatically healthy. The differentce is the style and in the tone it carries. Your suggest is bit literal.

While stelling a story, "In her mind's eyes, she is back in her childhood" offers a more dramatic feel to it.

Just my take....
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Hi,

The standard idiom is in her mind's eye. (ie singular)

Clive
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