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Yoong Liat Posted 20 years ago
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go to / for a show

0I went 01b00to 02b00a show.02br
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00I went 01b00for 02b00a show.02br
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00Which is the preposition that I should use?0-
  

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01font00site:bbc.co.uk "went to a show" 02br
00 (quotation marks are important)02br
02font00and you will find it's only 01b00to.02b0240
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0for:02br
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00used as a function word to indicate the 01font00object02font00 or recipient 01font00of02font00 a perception, 01font00desire02font00, or activity02br
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00from MWD02br
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0 At Yahoo:02br
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00 70,800 for "went to a show"02br
00 127 for "went for a show"02br
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00 which shows clearly to me that 01i00for 02i00 is used correctly only in special contexts, such as:02br
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00 The Seattle Times: 02br
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00 Thad Allen
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01cite10Marius Hancu12cite10Search12br
15012br
10with12br
11font10site:bbc.co.uk "went to a show" 12br
10(quotation marks are important)12br
12font10and you will find it's only 11b10to.12b12br
12br
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0 01i01b00I go for02b00 that activity02i02br
00 means in many contexts02br
01i01b00I am choosing02b00 that activity, 01b00I prefer02b00 that activity02br
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02i00Otherwise, if you saying what you'll be doing in a moment, you should use the continuous if y
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1i01b00I go for02b00 that activity02br
02i00means in many contexts02br
01i01b00I am chosing02b00 that activity, 01b00I prefer02b00 that activity02i02br
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01i00This is what I meant too02i0-
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0I think some people relate "I go for a swim" to "I go for a show". 02br
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01b00To go for a walk02b00 is idiomatic and means to do walk in a leisurely way02br
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00The use of prepositions does not only come down to what a prep means.0-
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01cite10Inchoateknowledge12cite10I think some people relate "I go for a swim" to "I go for a show". 12br
12br
11b10To go for a walk12b10 is idiomatic and means to do walk in a leisurely way12br
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10The use of prepositions does not only come down to what a prep means.12br
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0They are not interchangeable.02br
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01i00Tonight, I am going TO a show at the local theater. 02i00This is the more common way to use this, and most probably what you meant.0-
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0 01blockquote
01cite10Marius Hancu12cite10Search12br
15012br
10with12br
11font10site:bbc.co.uk "went to a show" 12br
10(quotation marks are important)12br
12font10and you will find it's only 11b10to.12b12br
12br
12block
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