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There's no need to apologize!
And the other commenter is right. Same meaning for "come in my house". People will know what you mean, but some immature people might be trying to hide a giggle, haha
English has many prepositions, so they can be confusing. Even native speakers mix them up.
For example...
So you might say "Come to my house whenever you want" when you want people to feel welcome to visit you any time.
But "Come into my house whenever you like" would be something like... you're having a party in your backyard, and you want your guests to know that it's ok to go inside too, and they don't need to stay in the backyard.
English can be silly like that.