Is "inconveniences" OK?

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After keeping the incidents to herself for about three years, a former track-and-field athlete finally confided in her parents that her coach allegedly molested her on several occasions.

Their response to her: There would be inconveniences should she make a police report, and if it was a “one-off” incident, she should just “move on”.

1. Should it be "to" instead of "in"?
2. Is "inconveniences" OK or should it be "inconvenience"?

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@tanguatlay,

Both are correct as written. it's possible 'inconveniences' is used here as an understatement. It's kind of hard to tell.

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Confide in is standard, confide to would not be wrong, but I can't imagine a native-speaker using that preposition.

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@roger,

roger wrote:

Both are correct as written. it's possible 'inconveniences' is used here as an understatement. It's kind of hard to tell.

Thanks, roger.

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@Setanta,

Setanta wrote:

Confide in is standard, confide to would not be wrong, but I can't imagine a native-speaker using that preposition.

Thanks, Setanta.

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@Setanta,

Setanta wrote:

Confide in is standard, confide to would not be wrong, but I can't imagine a native-speaker using that preposition.

Confide can be intransitive (confide in someone), or transitive (confide a secret, precious thing, or delicate task to someone) but the latter usage is a bit old fashioned.

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@centrox,

centrox wrote:

Setanta wrote:
Confide in is standard, confide to would not be wrong, but I can't imagine a native-speaker using that preposition.

Confide can be intransitive (confide in someone), or transitive (confide a secret, precious thing, or delicate task to someone) but the latter usage is a bit old fashioned.

Thanks, centrox.

In the following sentence I posted earlier, I should not use 'to', as the usage is old-fashioned. Am I correct?

After keeping the incidents to herself for about three years, a former track-and-field athlete finally confided in her parents that her coach allegedly molested her on several occasions.

Is "inconveniences" OK?

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