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HSS Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Ram

Hi.

I was just wondering ....

Which is more common to say, rammed the car, or rammed into the car? Rammed the house, or rammed into the house?

Thanks,

Hiro
  

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In excited speech, "into" would almost certainly be added. ) In a written account it might be optionally omitted. When it is done deliberately, there's a somewhat greater chance of omitting the "into," but it may well be included.

— Avangi

  • In excited speech, "into" would almost certainly be added.
  • ) In a written account it might be optionally omitted.
  • When it is done deliberately, there's a somewhat greater chance of omitting the "into," but it may well be included.
  • We rammed [into] the other car repeatedly, attempting to push it out of the way.
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In excited speech, "into" would almost certainly be added. (One is usually excited when these things happen.) Emotion: surprise In a written ac
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Google results. Take them with a grain of salt.

"rammed into the" 131,000
"rammed the" 148,000

I found the results surprising. I use "into" more often, I think.

CJ
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CalifJimGoogle results. Take them with a grain of salt.

"rammed into the" 131,000

"rammed the" 148,000

I found the results surprising. I use "into" more often, I think

Ah, the Google random number generator.

You have to take into account the other sense, where "rammed into" is not possible. For example, "
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Mr WordyYou have to take into account the other sense, where "rammed into" is not possible.

In fact, a context where this meaning is infeasible gives a rather different result:

about 659 for "rammed the house"

about 3,270 for "rammed into the house"

More what I'd expect.
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Mr WordyYou have to take into account the other sense, where "rammed into" is not possible. For example, "He rammed the car into the wall".
Excellent point, Mr. Wordy! Thanks for adding that. My sanity is restored.
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