[Editors] question

[Alice Waugh]

I'm not sure there is a "correct" terminology. I think the phrase  
"checked into" is a subtle way of saying it's voluntary and that  
celebrities do seem to check into and out of rehab (or hospitals for  
"exhaustion") much as ordinary people do with hotels.

Alice


On Jun 1, 2007, at 11:28 AM, Amy MacMillan wrote:

> Hi,
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> 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.”
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> 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.
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> What is the correct terminology? Does anyone know?
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> Thanks, Amy
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