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HUBLOT Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Check in on where someone is
Hi teachers,
What does "check in on where someone is" mean? Does it mean the same thing as "check where someone is"?
http://shopping.yahoo.com/blogs/digital-crave/age-child-mobile-phone-180120349.html
What does "check in on where someone is" mean? Does it mean the same thing as "check where someone is"?
http://shopping.yahoo.com/blogs/digital-crave/age-child-mobile-phone-180120349.html
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Hi, HUBLOT Hi teachers,What does "check in on where someone is" mean? Does it mean the same thing as "check where someone is"? html Yes, I suppose you're right.
- Hi, HUBLOT Hi teachers,What does "check in on where someone is" mean?
- Does it mean the same thing as "check where someone is"?
- html Yes, I suppose you're right.
- Clearly 'check in' refers to parents using their smartphone - or whatever device they use - to find out where their children are.
- Comparing 'check in' with 'check', I would say that 'check in' carries the extra connotation of 'to see how they're doing/if they're alright'.
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HUBLOTHi teachers,What does "check in on where someone is" mean? Does it mean the same thing as "check where someone is"?http://shopping.yahoo.com/blogs/digital-crave/age-child-mobile-phone-180120349.htmlYes, I suppose you're rig
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Yes, that's the intended meaning. It's poor English in my opinion.
If you check in on someone, generally you visit them in their room, to make sure they're alright. If you check where someone is, you don't necessarily visit them. Combining these phrases into check in on where someone is is confusing and redundant.
If you check in on someone, generally you visit them in their room, to make sure they're alright. If you check where someone is, you don't necessarily visit them. Combining these phrases into check in on where someone is is confusing and redundant.
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