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We didn't manage to get in/into the new restaurant as every table was booked.
In or into? According to the textbook the correct answer is into. I don't really understand why.. Can anybody explain? What's the difference?
Feb 3, 2025 8:07 AM
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Into , but I don't know why it just sounds correctđ.
Feb 3, 2025 1:25 PM
We didnât manage to get to the new restaurant as âŠ. (We were planning to go but failed)
We didnât get to go to the new restaurant as ⊠(similar)
We didnât get a table/reservation at the new restaurant. (Talking about it being booked is redundant)
But âintoâ is better than âinâ because one of the meanings of âgetting intoâ is obtaining the ability to go somewhere desirable. That fits this case.
I got into Stanford.
I got into the game because my Dad has season tickets.
Letâs see if we can get into the restaurant. Maybe there was a cancellation.
Feb 4, 2025 7:46 PM
I would say "We didn't manage to get in at the new restaurant." "At" is the preposition we use to indicate places or addresses. When you say it this way, "in" is an adverb, not a preposition. If you said "We got in the new restaurant", then "in" would be a preposition, and the sentence would mean you got inside the physical building. That is not the thought you want to express.
You could also say "We didn't get a table in (or "at") the new restaurant." That use of "in" as a preposition makes good sense because the tables really are inside the physical building.
Feb 3, 2025 4:05 PM
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