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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

In vs Into

"How did you fit that in your car?"

"How did you fit that into your car?"

Which of the above is grammatically correct?
  

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Anonymous How did you fit that into your car? This is the meaning, but 'in' often substitutes for 'into', so both are grammatically correct. There is the suggestion of movement with 'into' that is not present with 'in'.

  • Anonymous How did you fit that into your car?
  • This is the meaning, but 'in' often substitutes for 'into', so both are grammatically correct.
  • There is the suggestion of movement with 'into' that is not present with 'in'.
  • CJ
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AnonymousHow did you fit that into your car?
This is the meaning, but 'in' often substitutes for 'into', so both are grammatically correct.

There is the suggestion of movement with 'into' that is not present with 'in'.

CJ

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