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PamQueue Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Bring/Sink (In)To Despair
"The latest setback brought the team to/into despair."
"After the latest setback, the team sank to/into despair."
Would it be that both "to" and "into" are correct?
"After the latest setback, the team sank to/into despair."
Would it be that both "to" and "into" are correct?
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These are correct: The latest setback brought the team to despair. After the latest setback, the team sank into despair.
- These are correct: The latest setback brought the team to despair.
- After the latest setback, the team sank into despair.
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These are correct:
The latest setback brought the team to despair.
After the latest setback, the team sank into despair.
The latest setback brought the team to despair.
After the latest setback, the team sank into despair.
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So, that means:
"The heavy losses brought the company to ruin."
"After the heavy losses, company sank into ruin."
"Sink" has something that "bring" doesn't?
"The heavy losses brought the company to ruin."
"After the heavy losses, company sank into ruin."
"Sink" has something that "bring" doesn't?
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Yes, it means 'go down into water', a 3-dimensional concept. 'Bring' is 2-dimensional: 'bring it from A to B'.
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