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Leavert65 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

"Arrive to" vs "arrive in"

I've read many posts where native speakers have emphatically stated that you must not use "arrive to".

However, if you google "arrive to the U.S" or " arrive to school late" place the expressions in quotation marks to limit your search, you will find these expressions used on both government and school websites.

I hear "arrive to school late" all the time in the U.S. So I'm wondering if this an instance of social linguistics.

Also, note that when looking for rules for English prepositions online, some prepositions differ in the U.S and England. For example we say "on the weekend" whereas they say "at the weekend"

  

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S" or " arrive to school late". I would mark it as an error in an exam..

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  • S" or " arrive to school late".
  • I would mark it as an error in an exam..
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I don't remember ever hearing or reading eg "arrive to the U.S" or " arrive to school late". I would mark it as an error in an exam..

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leavert65However, if you google "arrive to the U.S" or " arrive to school late" place the expressions in quotation marks to limit your search, you will find these expressions used on both government and school websites.

Many websites include written mistakes. Just because particular writing is on the internet, that does not guarantee that it will have been

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"The Attendance Team and research has shown that when children arrive to school late, they miss the opportunity to socialize with their peers before the school day begins."

https://www.sau26.org/cms/lib/NH02217442/Centricity/Shared/Documents/Arrive_to

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