here, in here

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the box that i should type show me "Write your question here...".but i think it is correct "Write your question in here".is that right???

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

Anonymousi think it is correct " write your question in here"is that right?

Both are fine; it is more natural without 'in', since the reference is essentially to a location, not a container.

Laborious · Answer

I think you If were to rewrite your question correctly, you would do that this way:

1) The box that I should type show me. (Is this correct or not, please?)

My response: This doesn't seem correct, may be you mean this: The box that I should buy, show me. / Show me the box that I should buy. "Type" doesn't make much sense to me unless you were talking about typing a box with the help of the keys on your keyborad).

2) Is it correct to say "Write your question here."? I think "Write your question in here" is correct.

My response: Both "Write your question here." and "Write your question in here" are correct. For example If you were talking about writing a question in a forum, you could say to somebody "Write your question here" or "Write your question in here" (considering the forum a place). Nevertheless, saying "Write your question here" would be much more natural and/or idiomatic.

"In here" is a way of emphasizing that the person/something is in(side) something. Because "here" by itself means "at or in this place (where the speaker or the writer is)".

"In here" would be more natural in sentences like "What are you doing in here?" (This has the sense that the person listening is completely enclosed or surrounded by something; the person is inside something. I think I would prefer "in here" if I were talking of smaller places such as small room, a cupboard, etc.)

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Edited: I didn't see your reply Mr Micawber. Maybe this is because I was writing the post when you replied.

RandomGuy · Answer

Laborious1) The box that I should type show me. (Is this correct or not, please?)
My response: This doesn't seem correct, may be you mean this: The box that I should buy, show me. / Show me the box that I should buy. "Type" doesn't make much sense to me unless you were talking about typing a box with the help of the keys on your keyborad).

Anon was referring to the text box on the home page.

Laborious · Answer

Aspara GusAnon was referring to the text box on the home page.

Oh! I see. I suppose, then, Anon should have written "The text box I (should) type my question in show me...", right, AG?

Thanks for clarifying that thing. ..

RandomGuy · Answer

Laborious"The text box I (should) type my question in show me..."

That's better, but still not quite right. Show is the wrong form and isn't a very natural verb choice here anyway. Say (says) is, followed by the message.

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