Check

He checked ____ the hotel when he arrived.


  • Total voters
    86

Tdol

No Longer With Us (RIP)
Staff member
Joined
Nov 13, 2002
Native Language
British English
Home Country
UK
Current Location
Japan

RonBee

Moderator
Joined
Feb 9, 2003
Member Type
Other
Native Language
American English
Home Country
United States
Current Location
United States
I would say into. What do you say?

:)
 

Tdol

No Longer With Us (RIP)
Staff member
Joined
Nov 13, 2002
Native Language
British English
Home Country
UK
Current Location
Japan
You see it as two words and one here. ;-)
 
D

darren

Guest
tdol said:
You see it as two words and one here. ;-)

can you please tell me the answer? i think it is check in..............or am i wrong?
 
A

Anonymous

Guest
For goodness sake - it is "He checked in to the hotel." That's why they have "Check In" counters in hotel lobbies. A more correct sentence would read:
"He checked in at the hotel when he arrived." Also, "When he arrived at the hotel, he checked in." :twisted:
 

Casiopea

VIP Member
Joined
Sep 21, 2003
Member Type
Other
elijahfry said:
For goodness sake - it is "He checked in to the hotel." That's why they have "Check In" counters in hotel lobbies. A more correct sentence would read:
"He checked in at the hotel when he arrived." Also, "When he arrived at the hotel, he checked in." :twisted:

Both checked in and checked into are correct. The better choice would be 'into' because the combination is efficient: one word is more economical than two.

He checked into the hotel. :D :D
He checked in to the hotel. :D

All the best,
 

Tdol

No Longer With Us (RIP)
Staff member
Joined
Nov 13, 2002
Native Language
British English
Home Country
UK
Current Location
Japan
I get a mark for linguistic economy, do I? ;-)
 

RonBee

Moderator
Joined
Feb 9, 2003
Member Type
Other
Native Language
American English
Home Country
United States
Current Location
United States
Every little bit helps.

:wink:
 
M

mo8

Guest
i think this question needs reformulation. we check in 'at' not 'to' the hotel.
 

Casiopea

VIP Member
Joined
Sep 21, 2003
Member Type
Other
mo8 said:
i think this question needs reformulation. we check in 'at' not 'to' the hotel.

Check in at the hotel.
==> phrasal verb + prepositional phrase, functioning as an adverb; Where? At the hotel.

Check into the hotel.
==> phrasal verb + noun, functioning as the object of the verb; What? The hotel.

All the best, :D
 

cner01

Member
Joined
Oct 14, 2005
Member Type
Interested in Language
Native Language
English
Home Country
United States
Current Location
Laos
'check in" is used more often here in the US
 

1364

Member
Joined
Apr 27, 2005
Member Type
English Teacher
Native Language
Persian
Home Country
Iran
Current Location
Iran
Dear all:-D ;
so if ya say both "in" & "into" is possible; this poll is'nt the proper one (bcoz of two equal choice!!!)

kindest regards;-)
 

Casiopea

VIP Member
Joined
Sep 21, 2003
Member Type
Other
:) I believe "into" is the better choice, though.

EX: Let's check in at the desk.
=> At the desk is where we are checking in.

EX: Lets' check in [/u]to the hotel[/u].
=> *To the hotel is where we are checking in. (ungrammatical)

EX: Let's check into the hotel.
=> The hotel is where we are checking into.
 

davidsr85

New member
Joined
Mar 31, 2007
Member Type
Other
I would use "CHECK IN", It's better in this case!

Check into is more to mean:examine so as to determine accuracy, quality or condition, example: Check the brakes; check out the engine.
Check into would be synonym of: check, check up on, look into, check out, suss out, check over, and used as an hypernym will mean: analyze, study, examine, as an hyponym means: watch, observe, follow or keep an eye on.

I think the "Check in" is the best in this case because: we can define it saying: check in is the process of announcing our arrival at a hotel, airport, etc. When we are in a hotel we can read the sign called "CHECK IN"
 

Teia

Key Member
Joined
Aug 1, 2006
Member Type
English Teacher
Native Language
Romanian
Home Country
Romania
Current Location
Romania
I`ve just checked in to a hotel.- this sentence seems right to me.
Am I wrong?
 
Top