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Lagataw Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

I saw this sentence in English Grammar in Use

I went into the hospital to have an operation.

What difference would it make if I used the preposition "to" instead of "into" in the sentence above.
Whichi is more appropriate in this context, "to" or "into"?
  

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Hi, Neither is wrong, but where I live the idiomatic expression is '. . went into the hospital .

— Clive

  • Hi, Neither is wrong, but where I live the idiomatic expression is '.
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  • went into the hospital .
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  • ' Clive
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Hi,

Neither is wrong, but where I live the idiomatic expression is '. . . went into the hospital . . . '

Clive
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yes you are right clive..

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