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Thu 10 Sep, 2009 12:06 am
Context: In an attempt to prove that Vince couldn't have killed himself, Burton went out in his backyard and shot a revolver into a watermelon. It was nutty, I never could figure out what Burton was trying to prove.
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I think "Burton went out in his backyard " means "Burton went out from his house and into his backyard ". Should we corrct "in" as "into"?
No, no correction is needed, as "went out in his backyard" is both correct, and a common way of saying it. If you were to use "into," although you could say "went out into his backyard," it would more likely be said "went into his backyard" by a native speaker.
As it stands right now, your sentence is the most likely way for a native speaker to say it. It sounds like the American language, by the way, as i believe that the use of "backyard" is less common among other speakers of English.
@Setanta,
Yes, it is exactly as what you have pointed out.
Thanks.
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