difference between 'Into' and 'Inside'?

phoenixeng

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"Hello guys, I hope you're doing well. Could you help me understand the difference between these two words? If you can explain with an example, I'd really appreciate it. Thank you!"
 

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No quotation marks here Hello guys, I hope you're doing well. Unnecessary. Just go ahead with your question.

Could you help me understand the difference between these two words "into" and "inside"? If you can explain with an example, I'd really appreciate it.

Thank you! No quotation marks here. There's no need to thank us in advance. Thank us after we help you, by adding the "Thanks" icon to any response you find helpful.
Welcome to the forum, @phoenixeng

Please note my comments and changes above. There are multiple differences in meaning and usage between those two words. You're asking the wrong question, and it's far too wide a topic to be discussed here. That's what textbooks are for. A better way to go about it is to find some existing sentences in which you don't understand why one of those words was used rather than the other. You can also provide some sentences of your own in which you're not sure which one to use.

Note that there are capitalisation errors in your title. The first word should be capitalised but "into" and "inside" should not be. You can use the "Edit" facility to make the relevant corrections.
 

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You can use the "Edit" facility to make the relevant corrections.
@emsr2d2 I have a friendly question for you. On my side of the pond I have never heard “edit facility” used to describe an edit button or icon. Is “edit facility” common usage in BrE? :)
 

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@Amigos4 An edit facility is where editors hang out. (I'm not allowed to tell you what they do there. 😀)
 

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@emsr2d2 I have a friendly question for you. On my side of the pond I have never heard “edit facility” used to describe an edit button or icon. Is “edit facility” common usage in BrE? :)
I wasn't using "facility" to mean "button/icon". I was referring to the fact that the forum offers users the opportunity to edit their posts/titles. One of the definitions of "facility" is "a feature of a product that allows you to do something". See definition B2 (second example) HERE.
 
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