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Tenacious Learner Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Into vs in with the verbs, 'entering/storing'

Hi teachers,
Which one is right? Are both of them correct?
a) Right now she is entering/storing the titles of the books into the computer.
b) Right now she is entering/storing the titles of the books in the computer.

Thanks in advance.
  

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a) Right now she is entering the titles of the books into the computer. b) Right now she is entering/storing the titles of the books in the computer. With this meaning, 'enter' can take either preposition, but 'store' can only take 'in'.

— Mister Micawber

  • a) Right now she is entering the titles of the books into the computer.
  • b) Right now she is entering/storing the titles of the books in the computer.
  • With this meaning, 'enter' can take either preposition, but 'store' can only take 'in'.
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a) Right now she is entering the titles of the books into the computer.
b) Right now she is entering/storing the titles of the books in the computer.

With this meaning, 'enter' can take either preposition, but 'store' can only take 'in'.
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Mister MicawberWith this meaning, 'enter' can take either preposition, but 'store' can only take 'in'.
Hi Mister Micawber,
Thank you very much for your reply.
Aside: the verb '... is typing' wouldn't be appropriate with this meaning. Right?

TS
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'She is typing it into her computer'? That sounds OK to me, though I may be a little old-fashioned to identify this keyboard with a typewriter, which many of my students have never seen.
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Mister Micawber'She is typing it into her computer'? That sounds OK to me, though I may be a little old-fashioned to identify this keyboard with a typewriter, which many of my students have never seen.
Hi Mister Micawber,
Thank you for your reply. You are certainly right!
According to this conversation I can use 'entering' without 'into/in the computer
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