Stop by/stop in

I guess not. One of the meaning of the "stop in" is "to stay in a room because as a punishment".

If you do not stop talking, all of us will stop in the class until evening.

Hi,
Stop in- is not a clearly recognizable phase in the US to my knowledge.



You can say, however, “I am going to stop by the bank later” meaning you have a small bank errand which requires you to make a short stop for. Stop by/ Drop by hints a short -time notion.



I need to stop by the library. This is perfectly ok.

There are sevaral phrasal verbs with "stop" - stop by, stop off, stop over, and stop in - that have similar meanings. Here are dictionary examples:

stop over, to stop briefly in the course of a journey: Many motorists were forced to stop over in that town because of floods. Our tour will stop over briefly in Turin to see the famous shroud.

stop in, to make a brief

Hi,
Thanks all of you for your replies.

The example "I need to stop in at the library." is from online dictionary, is it not a good phrase here?

The dictionary says it means "to make a short visit to a place or person, especially while you are going somewhere else.

Therefore, I think it has the same meaning as 'stop by'. But I'm not so sure about it.

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Hi,

He stopped by/dropped by the store on his way home.

Is there any subtle difference between 'stop by' and 'drop by' here?

Thanks.

Hi Anon

AnonymousIs there any difference between 'stop by' and 'stop in at' here?
1.I need to stop in at the library.
2.I need to stop by the library.

To me, there is little (if any) real difference in meaning between your sentences, and I might use either one to say exactly the same thing.

Look at definition 3 for the intransitive verb "stop

YankeeTo me, there is little (if any) real difference in meaning between your sentences, and I might use either one to say exactly the same thing.

Thanks Yankee!
Could you please tell me what the lillte real difference in meaning in my sentences here?

Hi Anon

In my neck of the woods, I think your two sentences could and would be used interchangeably.
There is perhaps a tiny bit more of a sense of making a short, possibly unplanned stop in the middle of a longer trip when you use "stop by". However, you could use "stop in" that way too, so I don't think it's actually possible to give you any absolute, clear-cut difference. To me

AnonymousHe stopped by/dropped by the store on his way home.
Is there any subtle difference between 'stop by' and 'drop by' here?

"Stop by" has the meaning of being on the way to someplace else and planning ahead for this. "Drop by" has more sense of being an impromptu decision.

AlpheccaStars"Stop by" has the meaning of being on the way to someplace else and planning ahead for this. "Drop by" has more sense of being an impromptu decision.

Does 'stop in' not be used when being on the way to somewhere else?
Does 'stop in' have the meaning of planning ahead or being an impromptu decision?

Thanks Yankee and AlpheccaStars fo