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New2grammar Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

get in/into

0Get in the car!02br
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00Get into the car!02br
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00Can someone explain to me the difference?02br
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00Thanks in advance!0-
  

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0 Whenever indicating 01b 00motion02b 00,01b 00 into02b 00 is the preferred choice. 0-

— Marius Hancu

  • 0 Whenever indicating 01b 00motion02b 00,01b 00 into02b 00 is the preferred choice.
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0 Whenever indicating 01b00motion02b00,01b00 into02b00 is the preferred choice. 0-
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0I think there's no difference in meaning. 01i00Into02i00 sometimes carries a more forceful nuance when used with a command.02br
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00In a technical sense, if I were explaining my procedure during a repair, I would use and stress 01i00into02i00, but I realize that is not your question.0-
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0 The 01i00to02i00 in the word 01i00into02i00 is often dropped with no change in meaning. The same occurs with 01i00onto02i00 and 01i00on02i00.02br
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00 Get in the car = Get into the car.02br
00 Go in the kitchen and get ... = Go into the kitchen and get ...02br
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0 IMO02br
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00 if you want to emphasize the 01font00resulting position02font00, use 01b00in02b02br
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00 if you want to emphasize the 01font00direction of movement and the movement itself02font00, use 01b00into02br
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00Probably not a big deal in many situations, but ...12blockquote
10Yes. Good point. It brings to mind the fact that in some cases ambiguity could result.02br
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01i00Jump onto the roof02i00 is clearly focused on directed movement from wherever to the roof.02br
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