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play there vs play in there

Both "play there" and "play in there" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Play there" is used when referring to a location without specifying inside or outside, while "play in there" is used when referring to playing inside a specific location.

Last updated: March 22, 2024 • 5970 views

play there

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when referring to a location without specifying inside or outside. It is a general statement about playing at a particular place.

Examples:

  • Let's go play there.
  • The children love to play there.
  • I used to play there when I was a kid.
  • I told him not to play there.
  • After dark, I'd sneak out on the course and pretend I was the type of guy that could afford to play there.
  • All the greats used to play there.
  • We are too good to play there anyways.
  • I was thinking maybe we could play there together sometime.
  • I just wish I had a Rick and Backer and then an Island With a blue sky and play there day and night without anybody bothering you Then having a chef making this soup in the morning and for lunch this soup again with ghorme sabzi
  • And, in fact, succeeded in preventing that play there.
  • And a guy named Dizzy Gillespie showed up to play there because he knew this man over here, Marty Ashby.
  • You go play there, darling.
  • Don't play there. It's wet.
  • I could play there and make some money.
  • You can also go and play there.
  • I used to play there as a kid.
  • Maybe they have a game he could play there.
  • Jeannie used to play there as a child.
  • So it's an interesting paradox at play there.
  • Hardly anyone knows about them. I used to play there as a child.
  • The OECD has a role to play there.
  • I can imagine what a useful role the Foundation could play there.
  • When my mom works in the room... we go up on the roof and play there.

Alternatives:

  • play over there
  • play around there
  • play near there
  • play by there
  • play at that place

play in there

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when referring to playing inside a specific location. It indicates that the playing activity is happening within a confined space.

Examples:

  • The kids are playing in there.
  • Let's go play in there.
  • I saw them playing in there.
  • Dad said not to play in there.
  • But you could've backed my play in there.
  • And he comes from a divorced family... so I'm sure he has a lot of conflicted feelings about me... and there might be some Oedipal stuff at play in there, or...

Alternatives:

  • play inside there
  • play within there
  • play indoors there
  • play within that place
  • play inside that area

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