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Nina_Nia Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

A question to native speakers

Hello,

Could you tell me if there is any difference between;
Have you ever been to Florida? and
Have you ever been in Florida?

As far as I know, there will be a difference in meaning if I say; I have been to Florida( I am not there anymore) and I have been in Florida.( I am still there, but I don't really understand how this sentence means that "I am still there'.)

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No, that is not the difference. Both ask whether the listener has visited Florida in the past; there is no reference to present circumstances. 'Been to' is an idiomatic form of 'gone to', while 'been in' is the normal locative meaning of 'be'.

— Mister Micawber

  • No, that is not the difference.
  • Both ask whether the listener has visited Florida in the past; there is no reference to present circumstances.
  • 'Been to' is an idiomatic form of 'gone to', while 'been in' is the normal locative meaning of 'be'.
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No, that is not the difference. Both ask whether the listener has visited Florida in the past; there is no reference to present circumstances. 'Been to' is an idiomatic form of 'gone to', while 'been in' is the normal locative meaning of 'be'.
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Honestly, I got so confused because I couldn't understand the difference between them.
May I ask you to check these two posts too, please? ;



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Nina_NiaCould you tell me if there is any difference between;

Have you ever been to Florida? and

Have you ever been in Florida?
I use them (slightly) differently; but many speakers use them interchangeably. There are two distinctions for me

Meaning: "to" is an end point, a destination.
1) Have you been to Florida? =
Have y
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