Bonfire: In or For:

[Tom]

Dear All

Which sentence would you go for?

1- The tree cut down by a group of loafers was used in a bonfire.

OR

2-The tree cut down by a group of loafers was used for a bonfire.

Thanks in advance

Tom

[Phil]

Hi Tom,

In my (uneducated) opinion, I would go for number 2.

BR
Phil

[Pamela]

Me too The tree was cut down for a bonfire

[Alan]

Hi Tom,

Preference for in or for is not really relevant because the meaning changes according to which preposition you choose. For clearly means with the intention of making a bonfire and in means using the material provided by the tree.

Alan
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