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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?
2025年2月3日 08:07
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Into , but I don't know why it just sounds correct😂.
2025年2月3日
We didn’t manage to get to the new restaurant as …. (We were planning to go but failed)
We didn’t get to go to the new restaurant as … (similar)
We didn’t get a table/reservation at the new restaurant. (Talking about it being booked is redundant)
But ‘into’ is better than ‘in’ because one of the meanings of ‘getting into’ 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.
Let’s see if we can get into the restaurant. Maybe there was a cancellation.
2025年2月4日
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.
2025年2月3日
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