Both ‘in’ and ‘inside’ have the same meaning, but the difference between the two is emphasis, which is why one might be more appropriate than another in some situations. I was also a “nein” person when I began to remember ‘in’ and the other meanings are obvious. Now I will ignore other meanings ‘in’ that don’t mean ‘inside’. Ex: “He’s in the game”, ‘in’ here means ‘to participate’ or ‘to be part of’

‘In’ is used as a general term to mean that something is within (or inside) the boundaries of something else.

According to Wikipedia, inside is inside. It carries a stronger emphasis on the fact that something is inside. it does not carry outside a meaning. Why do people say enclosed completely is “because”?

Ex:

• It’s in the box. In order. Is it inside the box (text literal)?
• (stating the same with the added emphasis or focus on “it’s” location as being within the box as opposed to outside the box)

Both are interchangeable, and have the same meaning, the only difference being the amount of emphasis. What is the difference between ‘yes’, ‘yeah’, ‘yup’, ‘uh-huh’ (in order from strongest to being weakest in my personal perception)? In this case, ‘inside’ is generally felt to be stronger than ‘out’.