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Into vs. In To



 
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Into vs. In To #1 (permalink) Thu Jul 22, 2010 23:31 pm   Into vs. In To		  
We broke in to the room.
('Broke in' is a phrasal verb. What did you break in to? The room.)

Isn't this wrong? Shouldn't it be one word -- "into" -- in that sentence?

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Into vs. In To #2 (permalink) Thu Jul 22, 2010 23:37 pm   Into vs. In To		  
Either will work here, I think.
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Into vs. In To #3 (permalink) Thu Jul 22, 2010 23:51 pm   Into vs. In To		  
Into denotes "entry"; thus, the one-word form into is correct here.
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