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Vidreneh Posted 6 years ago
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Hello

What exactly is difference between "I've been up to Italy three times." and "I've been to Italy three times." ?

why have we used "up" in first sentence?

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" ? W hy have we used "up" in the first sentence? It just seems wrong.

— Clive

  • " ?
  • W hy have we used "up" in the first sentence?
  • It just seems wrong.
  • We occasionally and rather idiomatically say 'up to' when we are talking about going somewhere important, eg up to London or when we are taking about going to somewhere north of our current location, eg If I'm in Naples I might say that I'm going 'up to Milan'.
  • But as I said, 'up to Italy' just seems wrong to me.
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What exactly is the difference between "I've been up to Italy three times." and "I've been to Italy three times." ?

Why have we used "up" in the first sentence?


It just seems wrong.

We occasionally and rather idiomatically say 'up to' when we are talking about going somewhere important,

eg up to London

or when we are taking about going to somewh

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