Parochial Orphan  +  307174 Mon, 25 Dec 06 04:52 PM If a blood vessel in the brain is ruptured, you can say "S/he's bleeding in her/his brain." In this example, the preposition "in" is used, but you can also say "S/he's bleeding into her/his brain.", am I right? The question is if these two expressions have exactly the same meaning. I thought "into" suggests a sort of a movement like "from outside to inside, inward", and "in" implies "a state of being inside of something" in addition to "inward". So I figured there may be some differences. Parochial Orphan Joined on Sat, Dec 16 2006 Japan New Member 26 Prepositions

	Marius Hancu  +  307178 Mon, 25 Dec 06 05:03 PM I'd say you can't. Into shows direction, as you've already observed. "S/he's bleeding into her/his brain." doesn't quite make sense. Marius Hancu Joined on Wed, Apr 26 2006 Veteran Member 11,673

	CalifJim  +  307210 Mon, 25 Dec 06 08:24 PM bleeding in the brain is telling us where the bleeding activity is taking place. bleeding into the brain is telling us where the blood is going. I seem to recall that there is a "blood-brain" barrier that must not be crossed.  If the blood is not confined to its vessels in the brain and "bleeds into the brain", horrible consequences can occur.  (I'm not a doctor, so verify with an authority on the subject!) CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,465 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche

	Parochial Orphan  +  307376 Tue, 26 Dec 06 12:13 PM  Marius Hancu wrote: I'd say you can't. Into shows direction, as you've already observed. "S/he's bleeding into her/his brain." doesn't quite make sense. Well, I've heard both expressions using IN and INTO, so ... Thanks, anyway. Parochial Orphan

	Parochial Orphan  +  307383 Tue, 26 Dec 06 12:45 PM  CalifJim wrote: bleeding in the brain is telling us where the bleeding activity is taking place. bleeding into the brain is telling us where the blood is going. I seem to recall that there is a "blood-brain" barrier that must not be crossed.  If the blood is not confined to its vessels in the brain and "bleeds into the brain", horrible consequences can occur.  (I'm not a doctor, so verify with an authority on the subject!) CJ Right. So, if you say someone is bleeding into, for example, the chest, the bleeding is not necessarily occuring in the chest. It could be somewhere else. Thank you!    Parochial Orphan