Intuitively it seems to me to depend upon the verb you have chosen. By this I mean it SEEMS correct to me to say "...........putting new files INTO the course resources folder" However at the same time it would sound better to me if it were "..........* placing* new files IN the course resources folder". On 28/02/07, Warren Lewington <warren.lewington@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello all. I was wondering about this. I have written "... putting new files into the course resources folder." I debated with myself whether it could be "...putting new files in to the course folder." I resorted to the preceding verb rule; that 'in' should be tied to a preceding verb. I am curious about the "putting new files" phrase. Could you use "...in to..." or is that just plain bad form? Or, conversely, should you really use "into"? I hope this isn't too obvious a question. It seems to me you could go either way... In any case, it is really nice to have the time in a gig to actually really think about the context and usage of the writing. Maybe I am thinking too much, it could explain the headache. Regards to all; Warren.
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