Tunnel Into/ThroughWhat is the difference between “misapprehension” and “apprehension”?Difference between “pull over” and “pull away”Difference between “random want” and “whim”What is the logical difference between “to seek” and “to look for”?“Cut into halves” vs. “cut in half”“Point to” and “point at”“Dignity” vs. “respect”How did 'of' change semantically from 'away, away from, off'?What is the meaning difference between two sentences: I expect to leave by 6 vs I expect to have left by 6What is the difference between “intertwine” and “interweave”?
Wrong answer from DSolve when solving a differential equation
Python - What if the end-user didn't have the required library?
In Russian, how do you idiomatically express the idea of the figurative "overnight"?
I'm in your subnets, golfing your code
Verb "geeitet" in an old scientific text
Why does Professor Hulk wear glasses?
Would glacier 'trees' be plausible?
Even some useless stuff would be of use some day
Can I use a fetch land to shuffle my deck while the opponent has Ashiok, Dream Render in play?
Which module had more 'comfort' in terms of living space, the Lunar Module or the Command module?
Upside-Down Pyramid Addition...REVERSED!
Intercommunication between threads
How does this change to the opportunity attack rule impact combat?
Frequency of specific viral sequence in .BAM or .fastq
Why is "breaking the mould" positively connoted?
Has the Hulk always been able to talk?
Introducing Gladys, an intrepid globetrotter
How can I close a gap between my fence and my neighbor's that's on his side of the property line?
What matters more when it comes to book covers? Is it ‘professional quality’ or relevancy?
Did we get closer to another plane than we were supposed to, or was the pilot just protecting our delicate sensibilities?
Will 700 more planes a day fly because of the Heathrow expansion?
Pressure inside an infinite ocean?
As matter approaches a black hole, does it speed up?
How can I get people to remember my character's gender?
Tunnel Into/Through
What is the difference between “misapprehension” and “apprehension”?Difference between “pull over” and “pull away”Difference between “random want” and “whim”What is the logical difference between “to seek” and “to look for”?“Cut into halves” vs. “cut in half”“Point to” and “point at”“Dignity” vs. “respect”How did 'of' change semantically from 'away, away from, off'?What is the meaning difference between two sentences: I expect to leave by 6 vs I expect to have left by 6What is the difference between “intertwine” and “interweave”?
.everyoneloves__top-leaderboard:empty,.everyoneloves__mid-leaderboard:empty,.everyoneloves__bot-mid-leaderboard:empty margin-bottom:0;
“Locals chiseled the Guoliang Tunnel into — and through —the side of a mountain.”
From https://www.thisisinsider.com/guoliang-tunnel-built-into-mountain-2015-12
What is the difference between “into” and “through” in this context?
I understand that "through" means go into on one side and get out on the other. Yet, I still fail to see the difference between these two prepositions in relation to the side of the mountain.
How would a native speaker picture the scenes if I say "into the side" and "through the side"?
differences prepositions
asked Mar 30 at 7:14
luxury20041985luxury20041985
154
add a comment |
“Locals chiseled the Guoliang Tunnel into — and through —the side of a mountain.”
From https://www.thisisinsider.com/guoliang-tunnel-built-into-mountain-2015-12
What is the difference between “into” and “through” in this context?
I understand that "through" means go into on one side and get out on the other. Yet, I still fail to see the difference between these two prepositions in relation to the side of the mountain.
How would a native speaker picture the scenes if I say "into the side" and "through the side"?
differences prepositions
asked Mar 30 at 7:14
luxury20041985luxury20041985
154
"Into" means "into". "Through" means "through". I can dig a hole straight down into the earth, but the hole is unlikely to go through the earth. And I can tunnel 5 feet into a mountain, but I likely have to go a mile or so to get through it.
– Hot Licks
Mar 30 at 11:52
add a comment |
“Locals chiseled the Guoliang Tunnel into — and through —the side of a mountain.”
From https://www.thisisinsider.com/guoliang-tunnel-built-into-mountain-2015-12
What is the difference between “into” and “through” in this context?
I understand that "through" means go into on one side and get out on the other. Yet, I still fail to see the difference between these two prepositions in relation to the side of the mountain.
How would a native speaker picture the scenes if I say "into the side" and "through the side"?
differences prepositions
asked Mar 30 at 7:14
luxury20041985luxury20041985
154
“Locals chiseled the Guoliang Tunnel into — and through —the side of a mountain.”
From https://www.thisisinsider.com/guoliang-tunnel-built-into-mountain-2015-12
What is the difference between “into” and “through” in this context?
I understand that "through" means go into on one side and get out on the other. Yet, I still fail to see the difference between these two prepositions in relation to the side of the mountain.
How would a native speaker picture the scenes if I say "into the side" and "through the side"?
differences prepositions
differences prepositions
asked Mar 30 at 7:14
luxury20041985luxury20041985
154
asked Mar 30 at 7:14
luxury20041985luxury20041985
154
edited Mar 30 at 8:00
luxury20041985
asked Mar 30 at 7:14
luxury20041985luxury20041985
154
asked Mar 30 at 7:14
luxury20041985luxury20041985
154
asked Mar 30 at 7:14
luxury20041985luxury20041985
154
154
"Into" means "into". "Through" means "through". I can dig a hole straight down into the earth, but the hole is unlikely to go through the earth. And I can tunnel 5 feet into a mountain, but I likely have to go a mile or so to get through it.
– Hot Licks
Mar 30 at 11:52
add a comment |
"Into" means "into". "Through" means "through". I can dig a hole straight down into the earth, but the hole is unlikely to go through the earth. And I can tunnel 5 feet into a mountain, but I likely have to go a mile or so to get through it.
– Hot Licks
Mar 30 at 11:52
"Into" means "into". "Through" means "through". I can dig a hole straight down into the earth, but the hole is unlikely to go through the earth. And I can tunnel 5 feet into a mountain, but I likely have to go a mile or so to get through it.
– Hot Licks
Mar 30 at 11:52
"Into" means "into". "Through" means "through". I can dig a hole straight down into the earth, but the hole is unlikely to go through the earth. And I can tunnel 5 feet into a mountain, but I likely have to go a mile or so to get through it.
– Hot Licks
Mar 30 at 11:52
add a comment |
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
The meaning of 'through' is wider than that of 'into'.
We can say that 'through' semantically includes 'into'.
Compare the following entries from Merriam-Webster's Dictionary:
into
—used as a function word to indicate entry, introduction, insertion, superposition, or inclusion
(https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into)
through
—used as a function word to indicate movement into at one side or point and out at another and especially the opposite side of
(https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/through)
answered Mar 30 at 7:33
user307254user307254
1
1
Thanks for your reply. If a tunnel is carved through the side of a mountain, it goes out of the side of the mountain on the other side. If a tunnel is carved into the side of mountain, it doesn't go out on the other side. Simple as that?
– luxury20041985
Mar 30 at 7:40
Here's another meaning of 'through' from MERRIAM-WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY: ''as to make a hole or opening in (a physical object)''. It shows that the 'getting out' is optional.
– user307254
Mar 30 at 8:14
Then I don't see any substantial difference between these two prepositions here.
– luxury20041985
Mar 30 at 8:18
I think there is some difference: 'into' doesn't mean the result of 'getting into' (a hole, cave, tunnel, etc.), but 'through' does. 'Into' just inform us about the fact of 'entering'. I agree, the difference can be very little in some cases.
– user307254
Mar 30 at 8:30
1
I agree. I thought I meant the same.
– user307254
Mar 30 at 9:34
|
show 1 more comment
Your Answer
StackExchange.ready(function()
var channelOptions =
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "97"
;
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);
StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function()
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled)
StackExchange.using("snippets", function()
createEditor();
);
else
createEditor();
);
function createEditor()
StackExchange.prepareEditor(
heartbeatType: 'answer',
autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
convertImagesToLinks: false,
noModals: true,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: null,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
imageUploader:
brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
allowUrls: true
,
noCode: true, onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
);
);
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function ()
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fenglish.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f491914%2ftunnel-into-through%23new-answer', 'question_page');
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
The meaning of 'through' is wider than that of 'into'.
We can say that 'through' semantically includes 'into'.
Compare the following entries from Merriam-Webster's Dictionary:
into
—used as a function word to indicate entry, introduction, insertion, superposition, or inclusion
(https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into)
through
—used as a function word to indicate movement into at one side or point and out at another and especially the opposite side of
(https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/through)
answered Mar 30 at 7:33
user307254user307254
1
1
Thanks for your reply. If a tunnel is carved through the side of a mountain, it goes out of the side of the mountain on the other side. If a tunnel is carved into the side of mountain, it doesn't go out on the other side. Simple as that?
– luxury20041985
Mar 30 at 7:40
Here's another meaning of 'through' from MERRIAM-WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY: ''as to make a hole or opening in (a physical object)''. It shows that the 'getting out' is optional.
– user307254
Mar 30 at 8:14
Then I don't see any substantial difference between these two prepositions here.
– luxury20041985
Mar 30 at 8:18
I think there is some difference: 'into' doesn't mean the result of 'getting into' (a hole, cave, tunnel, etc.), but 'through' does. 'Into' just inform us about the fact of 'entering'. I agree, the difference can be very little in some cases.
– user307254
Mar 30 at 8:30
1
I agree. I thought I meant the same.
– user307254
Mar 30 at 9:34
|
show 1 more comment
The meaning of 'through' is wider than that of 'into'.
We can say that 'through' semantically includes 'into'.
Compare the following entries from Merriam-Webster's Dictionary:
into
—used as a function word to indicate entry, introduction, insertion, superposition, or inclusion
(https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into)
through
—used as a function word to indicate movement into at one side or point and out at another and especially the opposite side of
(https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/through)
answered Mar 30 at 7:33
user307254user307254
1
1
Thanks for your reply. If a tunnel is carved through the side of a mountain, it goes out of the side of the mountain on the other side. If a tunnel is carved into the side of mountain, it doesn't go out on the other side. Simple as that?
– luxury20041985
Mar 30 at 7:40
Here's another meaning of 'through' from MERRIAM-WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY: ''as to make a hole or opening in (a physical object)''. It shows that the 'getting out' is optional.
– user307254
Mar 30 at 8:14
Then I don't see any substantial difference between these two prepositions here.
– luxury20041985
Mar 30 at 8:18
I think there is some difference: 'into' doesn't mean the result of 'getting into' (a hole, cave, tunnel, etc.), but 'through' does. 'Into' just inform us about the fact of 'entering'. I agree, the difference can be very little in some cases.
– user307254
Mar 30 at 8:30
1
I agree. I thought I meant the same.
– user307254
Mar 30 at 9:34
|
show 1 more comment
The meaning of 'through' is wider than that of 'into'.
We can say that 'through' semantically includes 'into'.
Compare the following entries from Merriam-Webster's Dictionary:
into
—used as a function word to indicate entry, introduction, insertion, superposition, or inclusion
(https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into)
through
—used as a function word to indicate movement into at one side or point and out at another and especially the opposite side of
(https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/through)
answered Mar 30 at 7:33
user307254user307254
1
The meaning of 'through' is wider than that of 'into'.
We can say that 'through' semantically includes 'into'.
Compare the following entries from Merriam-Webster's Dictionary:
into
—used as a function word to indicate entry, introduction, insertion, superposition, or inclusion
(https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into)
through
—used as a function word to indicate movement into at one side or point and out at another and especially the opposite side of
(https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/through)
answered Mar 30 at 7:33
user307254user307254
1
answered Mar 30 at 7:33
user307254user307254
1
answered Mar 30 at 7:33
user307254user307254
1
answered Mar 30 at 7:33
user307254user307254
1
1
1
Thanks for your reply. If a tunnel is carved through the side of a mountain, it goes out of the side of the mountain on the other side. If a tunnel is carved into the side of mountain, it doesn't go out on the other side. Simple as that?
– luxury20041985
Mar 30 at 7:40
Here's another meaning of 'through' from MERRIAM-WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY: ''as to make a hole or opening in (a physical object)''. It shows that the 'getting out' is optional.
– user307254
Mar 30 at 8:14
Then I don't see any substantial difference between these two prepositions here.
– luxury20041985
Mar 30 at 8:18
I think there is some difference: 'into' doesn't mean the result of 'getting into' (a hole, cave, tunnel, etc.), but 'through' does. 'Into' just inform us about the fact of 'entering'. I agree, the difference can be very little in some cases.
– user307254
Mar 30 at 8:30
1
I agree. I thought I meant the same.
– user307254
Mar 30 at 9:34
|
show 1 more comment
1
Thanks for your reply. If a tunnel is carved through the side of a mountain, it goes out of the side of the mountain on the other side. If a tunnel is carved into the side of mountain, it doesn't go out on the other side. Simple as that?
– luxury20041985
Mar 30 at 7:40
Here's another meaning of 'through' from MERRIAM-WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY: ''as to make a hole or opening in (a physical object)''. It shows that the 'getting out' is optional.
– user307254
Mar 30 at 8:14
Then I don't see any substantial difference between these two prepositions here.
– luxury20041985
Mar 30 at 8:18
I think there is some difference: 'into' doesn't mean the result of 'getting into' (a hole, cave, tunnel, etc.), but 'through' does. 'Into' just inform us about the fact of 'entering'. I agree, the difference can be very little in some cases.
– user307254
Mar 30 at 8:30
1
I agree. I thought I meant the same.
– user307254
Mar 30 at 9:34
1
1
Thanks for your reply. If a tunnel is carved through the side of a mountain, it goes out of the side of the mountain on the other side. If a tunnel is carved into the side of mountain, it doesn't go out on the other side. Simple as that?
– luxury20041985
Mar 30 at 7:40
Thanks for your reply. If a tunnel is carved through the side of a mountain, it goes out of the side of the mountain on the other side. If a tunnel is carved into the side of mountain, it doesn't go out on the other side. Simple as that?
– luxury20041985
Mar 30 at 7:40
Here's another meaning of 'through' from MERRIAM-WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY: ''as to make a hole or opening in (a physical object)''. It shows that the 'getting out' is optional.
– user307254
Mar 30 at 8:14
Here's another meaning of 'through' from MERRIAM-WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY: ''as to make a hole or opening in (a physical object)''. It shows that the 'getting out' is optional.
– user307254
Mar 30 at 8:14
Then I don't see any substantial difference between these two prepositions here.
– luxury20041985
Mar 30 at 8:18
Then I don't see any substantial difference between these two prepositions here.
– luxury20041985
Mar 30 at 8:18
I think there is some difference: 'into' doesn't mean the result of 'getting into' (a hole, cave, tunnel, etc.), but 'through' does. 'Into' just inform us about the fact of 'entering'. I agree, the difference can be very little in some cases.
– user307254
Mar 30 at 8:30
I think there is some difference: 'into' doesn't mean the result of 'getting into' (a hole, cave, tunnel, etc.), but 'through' does. 'Into' just inform us about the fact of 'entering'. I agree, the difference can be very little in some cases.
– user307254
Mar 30 at 8:30
1
1
I agree. I thought I meant the same.
– user307254
Mar 30 at 9:34
I agree. I thought I meant the same.
– user307254
Mar 30 at 9:34
|
show 1 more comment
Thanks for contributing an answer to English Language & Usage Stack Exchange!
- Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!
But avoid …
- Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.
- Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.
To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function ()
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fenglish.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f491914%2ftunnel-into-through%23new-answer', 'question_page');
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
"Into" means "into". "Through" means "through". I can dig a hole straight down into the earth, but the hole is unlikely to go through the earth. And I can tunnel 5 feet into a mountain, but I likely have to go a mile or so to get through it.
– Hot Licks
Mar 30 at 11:52