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Tenacious Learner Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Is it a suitable synomym? (9-3)

Hi teachers,
Could 'arrive at' be a suitable synomym for 'get to' in the following sentence?
He probably thinks it’s going to take that policeman at least half an hour to get to the nearest phone.

Could 'arrive in' be a suitable synomym for 'got to' in the following sentence?
He got to London at 4:00:
Thanks in advance.
  

Top answer

Well, they are slightly different in the policeman sentence, but they are synonymous in the London sentence. With the policeman, 'get to' suggests an effort and a rush that 'arrive at' does not.

— Mister Micawber

  • Well, they are slightly different in the policeman sentence, but they are synonymous in the London sentence.
  • With the policeman, 'get to' suggests an effort and a rush that 'arrive at' does not.
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Well, they are slightly different in the policeman sentence, but they are synonymous in the London sentence. With the policeman, 'get to' suggests an effort and a rush that 'arrive at' does not.
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Mister Micawber'get to' suggests an effort and a rush that 'arrive at' does not.
Hi Mister Micawber,
Thank you very much for your reply.
Hmm, so it is not just 'arrive at', it is much more than that! Dictionaries don't say that.

TS
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