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Lucas21c Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

'be for' vs 'leave for'

Could you tell me what are differences between the following sentences in terms of meaning or nuance?

1. This train is for L.A.
2. This train leaves for L.A.
  

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(2) seems relatively unusual as a sentence by itself. A. A.

  • (2) seems relatively unusual as a sentence by itself.
  • A.
  • A.
  • from platform 10".
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(2) seems relatively unusual as a sentence by itself. Normally there would be more, such as "This train leaves for L.A. at 6 pm" or "This train leaves for L.A. from platform 10".

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