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English 1b3 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

'home to' or home of'

Home to John Smith, exclusive Whitcoulls book reviewer.

Home of John Smith, exclusive Whitcoulls book reviewer.

Are they interchangeable? Difference in meaning? One is incorrect?

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You have no context, but I would expect the former to refer to his hometown and the latter to refer to his house.

— Mister Micawber

  • You have no context, but I would expect the former to refer to his hometown and the latter to refer to his house.
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You have no context, but I would expect the former to refer to his hometown and the latter to refer to his house.
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The context was above, but magically disappeared??

If you are listing the benefits of owning a retail book store called Whitcoulls, which is part of a chain of Whitcoulls stores that has a famous book reviewer as an ambassador, which would you say?

Why own a Whitcoulls franchise?
  • 107 franchises around the country
  • Home of/to John Smith, the book reviewer?
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Probably 'of', but I don't see anything wrong with 'to'. For me, the trouble is the concept ('home of/to the reviewer'). There must be some apter phrase.
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