Through vs TO

alc24Which would you say please?

- Rooms 310 to/through 334 are all booked until next week. If you wish to use "to," you'll need to add "inclusive."

Can you say this please?

- Room 310 is just as comfortable as room 335. Yes.

I would say this:

Rooms 310 to 334 are all booked until next week.

The reason why I use the word "to" instead of "through" is because when you start at one point you go TO another point. The same as 310 is the start and 334 is the finish. Hence, 310 to 334.

I'm no English teacher but that's how I reckon it sounds right. The word "through" I reckon

Anonymous when you start at one point you go TO another point.

I think both prepositions work in this particular case.

"Through" is useful when you're not sure where to stop.

The movie will be showing from the fifth to the tenth.

Does that mean a new movie starts on the tenth? Maybe.

But if you say "through t

alc24- Rooms 310 to/through 334 are all booked until next week

"through" in this sense is primarily AmE. As a BrE speaker, I might use it in writing (because, as Avangi says, it can be less ambiguous). I would never naturally use it in spoken English; I would always say "to".

Thanks, MrWordy. I didn't realize there was an AmE/BrE difference there!