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I am writing a poem and I would like to convey that something is desecrated into nothing, so to speak, so I decided to go with something in the ilk of: 'twas ground (ground being past tense conjugation of grind) to sand (or) meat. my question is: would "Ground to meat" be correct? or would it be "Ground into meat"?

This question was asked previously but was "off-topic" so this is the corrected and revised variant.

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  • Depends on context and "tone".
    – Hot Licks
    Mar 29, 2020 at 17:17
  • If I read that something was “ground [in]to meat” or “ground [in]to hamburger”, my first reaction would be “Whaaaat?  What is the author trying to say here?”  My second thought would be “Oh, is that how the burger restaurants make ‘burgers’ with no meat – they take plants and grind them into hamburger?” — but that would be a snarky thought, not a serious interpretation.  Now, if you said that somebody was ground into hamburger, my first reaction would be “Ew”, but at least it would make sense.
    – Scott - Слава Україні
    Mar 29, 2020 at 20:10
  • I just looked at the question you asked two hours before this one, and I see that (1) it was closed as ‘‘off-topic’’ for lack of research, and (2) the only change you made to get this “corrected and revised variant” was to add a definition of ‘‘ground’’. See this, this and this for examples of research you should have done before asking.
    – Scott - Слава Україні
    Mar 29, 2020 at 20:29
  • I apologize for that, I am new here, but I promise I will not do such a thing again. Lesson learned. Thank you all for answering regardless, I have my answer.
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    Mar 29, 2020 at 22:03

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Into is more common, but to would mean the same thing and might scan better.

I doubt meat is the best word. Meat isn't always ground. I suggest hamburger, just because it's ground meat. But if that doesn't fit the spirit of the poem,there are plenty of other words you could use.

Or leave it meat. It's a poem. Verbal precision takes back seat to effect.

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