Fell in(to) the river

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	Magda  #264779  Sun, 10 Sep 06 12:13 AM Hi, Can I say "she fell in the river"? Is it correct? I've seen it somewhere, but to me "into the river" sounds better. Am I right? Thank you    Magda Joined on Sat, Sep 9 2006 Full Member (445)

	Marius Hancu  #264783  Sun, 10 Sep 06 12:25 AM You're right, motion verbs favor into: At: http://www.nytimes.com/ 24 Results with "fell into the river" 1 Results with "fell in the river"    Marius Hancu Joined on Wed, Apr 26 2006 Montreal, Canada Veteran Member (11,673)
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	Magda  #264790  Sun, 10 Sep 06 12:50 AM Marius, thank you for the reply. Best regards, Magda    Magda
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	Cool Breeze  #264878  Sun, 10 Sep 06 10:09 AM  Magda wrote: Hi, Can I say "she fell in the river"? Is it correct? I've seen it somewhere, but to me "into the river" sounds better. Am I right? Thank you In is frequently used instead of into after verbs of motion, just like on is used instead of on to (or onto): He put his hands in/into his pockets. Put the book on/on to/onto the table. This is a perfectly acceptable way to use in and on. This quote is from Webster's Dictionary:   (used to indicate motion or direction from outside to a point within) into: Let's go in the house. Cheers CB    Cool Breeze Joined on Fri, Apr 7 2006 Helsinki, Finland Senior Member (2,860) The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.- Mark Twain
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	milky  #264883  Sun, 10 Sep 06 10:38 AM And yet, "she fell in the river" could mean that she was walking in the river and then fell. So, to avoid ambiguity, I'd suggest using "into" in this case.    milky Joined on Thu, Jan 15 2004 Senior Member (3,149) Hume said that if we had perfect or complete descriptive knowledge of reality, we could not, by reasoning, derive a single valid "ought".