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I know that the verb "confine" is often used with "to ", but I wonder if it is also correct to say that a person is confined in a room. If yes, please tell me which preposition is better in this context.
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I know that the verb "confine" is often used with "to ", but I wonder if it is also correct to say that a person is confined in a room. If yes, please tell me which preposition is better in this context.
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'Confined to' is usual. 'Confined in a room' makes me think of the old-fashioned usage meaning 'confined to bed during and after childbirth', where 'to be confined' was a euphemism for 'to give birth'.
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Nov 26 at 17:38
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I know that the verb "confine" is often used with "to ", but I wonder if it is also correct to say that a person is confined in a room. If yes, please tell me which preposition is better in this context.
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'Confined to' is usual. 'Confined in a room' makes me think of the old-fashioned usage meaning 'confined to bed during and after childbirth', where 'to be confined' was a euphemism for 'to give birth'.
– Kate Bunting
Nov 26 at 17:38
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'Confined to' is usual. 'Confined in a room' makes me think of the old-fashioned usage meaning 'confined to bed during and after childbirth', where 'to be confined' was a euphemism for 'to give birth'.
– Kate Bunting
Nov 26 at 17:38
'Confined to' is usual. 'Confined in a room' makes me think of the old-fashioned usage meaning 'confined to bed during and after childbirth', where 'to be confined' was a euphemism for 'to give birth'.
– Kate Bunting
Nov 26 at 17:38
'Confined to' is usual. 'Confined in a room' makes me think of the old-fashioned usage meaning 'confined to bed during and after childbirth', where 'to be confined' was a euphemism for 'to give birth'.
– Kate Bunting
Nov 26 at 17:38
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'Confined to' is usual. 'Confined in a room' makes me think of the old-fashioned usage meaning 'confined to bed during and after childbirth', where 'to be confined' was a euphemism for 'to give birth'.
– Kate Bunting
Nov 26 at 17:38