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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

in here / here

What is the difference between the following sentences?

E.g.: I want you to stay in here.

E.g.: I want you to stay here.

I am a bit confused. Thanks
  

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Hello Anon "I want you to stay in here" – "here" is an enclosed location of some kind; perhaps a cupboard, or a box, or a room. "I want you to stay here" – "here" is any kind of location. The idea of "enclosedness" is imparted to the sentence by "in".

— MrPedantic

  • Hello Anon "I want you to stay in here" – "here" is an enclosed location of some kind; perhaps a cupboard, or a box, or a room.
  • "I want you to stay here" – "here" is any kind of location.
  • The idea of "enclosedness" is imparted to the sentence by "in".
  • MrP
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Hello Anon

"I want you to stay in here" – "here" is an enclosed location of some kind; perhaps a cupboard, or a box, or a room.

"I want you to stay here" – "here" is any kind of location.

The idea of "enclosedness" is imparted to the sentence by "in".

MrP
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Interestingly, these are all intelligible sentences:

I want.

I want you.

I want you to.

I want you to stay.

I want you to stay in.

I want you to stay in here.
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