inappropriate to vs inappropriate in

Both "inappropriate to" and "inappropriate in" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Inappropriate to" is used to describe something that is not suitable for a particular person or situation, while "inappropriate in" is used to describe something that is not suitable within a specific environment or setting.

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inappropriate to

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use "inappropriate to" when describing something that is not suitable for a particular person or situation.

Examples:

The language used in the movie was inappropriate to children.
His behavior was inappropriate to the formal event.

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Therefore, the Commission considers it premature and inappropriate to express a view on this specific case.
It is therefore inappropriate to give it as an example in this recital.
It is therefore inappropriate to give it as an example in this recital.
Therefore, it is inappropriate to require discounting of deferred tax assets and liabilities.
I think it's totally inappropriate to have This meeting in front of Eddie.
Kate, it's entirely inappropriate to offer money to someone in their own home.
Michael, this is really inappropriate to talk about.
That's inappropriate to say to your doctor.
And it's inappropriate to talk about women that way.
In these circumstances it seems inappropriate to compel him.
It would be inappropriate to not answer the call of the emperor.
For that reason, I think it inappropriate to submit biometric data.
It is inappropriate to set strict rules in this general guideline.
Therefore the comparison you have just drawn is inappropriate to my mind.
It would therefore have been inappropriate to introduce under this action plan another policy framework concerning corporate social responsibility.
We think it inappropriate to extend the Centre's competence to include general public health issues.
We think it is inappropriate to support tobacco production in Europe.
For these and other reasons I felt it inappropriate to participate in the vote.
Considerations of confidentiality lead me to consider it inappropriate to publicise the identification of individual vessels for scientific studies.
I also stressed that it was inappropriate to use Eurocontrol as the scapegoat.

Alternatives:

unsuitable for
not fitting for
improper for
not appropriate for
out of place for

inappropriate in

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use "inappropriate in" when describing something that is not suitable within a specific environment or setting.

Examples:

His jokes were inappropriate in a professional setting.
The music was inappropriate in a solemn ceremony.

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the route of administration used in the initial repeated dose study was inappropriate in relation to the expected route of human exposure and route-to-route extrapolation cannot be made.
The word 'illegal' seems inappropriate in this context.
Representatives of 17 European Union Member States have expressed their disagreement with automatic pay rises for Euro officials, since this seems to them to be wholly inappropriate in view of the current economic situation in Europe.
Pete Miller... was inappropriate in that bar, okay?
Paragraph 15 is inappropriate in this context.
Such provisions are totally inappropriate in a democratic state.
Moreover, some applications are inappropriate in a free society and should never be permitted.
I'm worried about you being inappropriate in my house.
This is completely inappropriate in serious sports reporting.
Knowing you, it would be inappropriate in front of a lady.
Dealing with the common agricultural policy is also inappropriate in an internal market text, as is mentioning warnings on vending machines which are not covered in this proposal.
The underlying principle of the death penalty is revenge, which is inappropriate in a civilised state.
I can understand Israel's desire to protect itself, but the wall is inappropriate in this case.
It further observed that measuring profitability of the routes proposed as compensatory measures on a variable cost-only basis is inappropriate in the long-term.
Moreover, the attempt to set a "tolerable dose" is not only ethically questionable, but also scientifically inappropriate in many cases.
The issue here is an entangling of interests to a degree inappropriate in a democracy.
The last sentence of Amendment No 3 is, however, inappropriate in a legal text.
To hold the Secretary-General responsible for that is, in my view, quite unfair and inappropriate in this situation.
Was he inappropriate in any way?
In my opinion, trivialising or even encouraging self-medication is totally inappropriate in terms of the healthcare we must strive towards.

Alternatives:

unsuitable in
not fitting in
improper in
not appropriate in
out of place in

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inappropriate to vs inappropriate in