[Editors] question

[Amy MacMillan]

Hi,

 

Please help me settle a disagreement with my younger sister, who works for a
newspaper. She claims that it is OK to write that someone has "checked into"
a hospital or a rehab center, e.g. "Lindsay Lohan just checked herself into
rehab."

 

I think it's more accurate to write: "Lindsay Lohan was admitted to rehab."
It's my understanding that you cannot "check yourself into" a hospital like
it's a hotel, although it may be voluntary.

 

What is the correct terminology? Does anyone know?

 

Thanks, Amy

 

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Amy MacMillan

Editorial Assistant

Sloan Educational Services

 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Sloan School of Management

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50 Memorial Drive

Cambridge, MA 02142-1347

 

Tel: 617.452.2089

Fax: 617.258.9181

http://mitsloan.mit.edu

 

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