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Teo Posted 18 years ago
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in the bed and in bed

0What's the difference between in bed and in the bed?0-
  

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" You see a lump under the covers and assume it's your daughter, asleep in her bed. Then you see her exiting the bathroom. " you may ask.

  • " You see a lump under the covers and assume it's your daughter, asleep in her bed.
  • Then you see her exiting the bathroom.
  • " you may ask.
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0If you have simply "retired for the evening," you have gone to bed and you are in bed.02br
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00If you want to specify that someone is in a particular bed, or in the bed as opposed to hiding in the closet, you could use "in the bed." You see a lump under the covers and assume it's your daughter, asleep in her bed. Then you see her exiting the bathroom. "Then, who was that
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1i00in bed02i00 is a state or condition of a person (or at least an animate being). Inanimate objects cannot be in bed.02br
01i00in the bed02i00 (or 01i00in a bed02i00) is only a location.02br
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