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Jigneshbharati Posted 5 years ago
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Home to vs home for
The park is home to thousands of amazing wild animals, from elephants and lions to zebra and crocodiles!
I read the above in Akimbo adventures.
Could you please explain the use of the preposition "to" in "home to"?
What would the sentence mean if we change the preposition "to" with "for"?
I read the above in Akimbo adventures.
Could you please explain the use of the preposition "to" in "home to"?
What would the sentence mean if we change the preposition "to" with "for"?
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I think we can call "home to" an idiomatic expression. It does make sense literally when you think about it, but we don't think about it. The animals consider it their home.
- I think we can call "home to" an idiomatic expression.
- It does make sense literally when you think about it, but we don't think about it.
- The animals consider it their home.
- but animals don't consider things like that.
- The park houses the animals, so to speak.
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I think we can call "home to" an idiomatic expression. It does make sense literally when you think about it, but we don't think about it. The animals consider it their home. but animals don't consider things like that. The park houses the animals, so to speak. They live there.
JigneshbharatiWhat would the sentence mean if we change the preposition "to" with "for"?
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