Arrived to vs at
Delayed by traffic, Lori and Mike arrived late to a dinner party. (Source: Speak English Around Town)
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Shouldn't the last part be "arrive late at a dinner party"?
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I think so, but "to" is making inroads these days for some reason. Stick with "arrive at", and you will annoy fewer people.
- I think so, but "to" is making inroads these days for some reason.
- Stick with "arrive at", and you will annoy fewer people.
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I think so, but "to" is making inroads these days for some reason. Stick with "arrive at", and you will annoy fewer people.
0Both 'at' and 'to' are used after 'arrive'. Even though 'at' occurs more frequently, you find 'to' a lot when there is some mention of how time is linked to the arrival.
Most arrive to work 5 or 10 minutes before beginning work.
So 'arrive late to' is fairly common. I've found examples of all the following online:
arrive late to
[class / church / schoo
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