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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
in / into the bowl
Can I say,
She is beating some eggs in / into / at the bowl .
She is beating some eggs in / into / at the bowl .
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"in" is normal. It means the eggs are in the bowl, unsurprisingly. Often "a bowl" would be more appropriate than "the bowl", but this is context-dependent.
- "in" is normal.
- It means the eggs are in the bowl, unsurprisingly.
- Often "a bowl" would be more appropriate than "the bowl", but this is context-dependent.
- "into" is not impossible, but is pretty unlikely as it means the eggs are being transferred into the bowl during the process of beating.
- However, "beating some eggs into a bowl of flour/whatever" is OK because "into" now implies a mixing of the eggs into the flour.
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"in" is normal. It means the eggs are in the bowl, unsurprisingly. Often "a bowl" would be more appropriate than "the bowl", but this is context-dependent.
"into" is not impossible, but is pretty unlikely as it means the eggs are being transferred into the bowl during the process of beating. However, "beating some eggs into a bowl of flour/whatever" is OK because "into" now implies a mixi
"into" is not impossible, but is pretty unlikely as it means the eggs are being transferred into the bowl during the process of beating. However, "beating some eggs into a bowl of flour/whatever" is OK because "into" now implies a mixi
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Hi, Along with Mr. Wordy, I would say that, of the two choices, "She is beating some eggs in a bowl." is better; however, it is still awkward semantically. It is practically a given that a bowl is the container in which the eggs are being beaten. If I wanted to communicate that she was beating eggs, I would accept the bowl as a given and add a modifier that explained why she was beating the eggs.
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