Planning to / Planning on

AnonymousHi,

Please guys, help me with this one.
What's the difference between:

Planning to: I am planning to go to Europe. Correct with the period.
and
Planning on: I am planning on going to a medical school. Correct with the period.

There's no a real difference, but we commonly use "plan on" when we have

To plan on can also carry the meaning of count on. [I'm planning on your helping with the parking situation tomorrow night.]

"Planning to" was always the accepted way of using that phrase until it was either Mrs. Reagan or Mrs. Nixon who came along. It was stressed and practically beat into our heads in schools to use "planning to" rather than "planning on." That particular First Lady always used the phrase "planning on." Then the so-called experts stated that if the First Lady was using that phrase, who were the

AnonymousIf a First Lady used "ain't," would it start being taught in schools?

Well, I certainly hope so, out of respect for the office.

CJ

I'd never heard the "planning on" usage until I lived in the South.