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S.P.I. Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Tour to/Tour of

Hi there, could you please explain the difference b/w these two sentences?

"His tour of England was pleasant"

"His tour to England was pleasant"

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Hi, could you please explain the difference b/w these two sentences? A tour means you go to several places. "His tour of England was pleasant" 'Tour of' is commonly used.

— Clive

  • Hi, could you please explain the difference b/w these two sentences?
  • A tour means you go to several places.
  • "His tour of England was pleasant" 'Tour of' is commonly used.
  • This sounds like he went to several places in England.
  • "His tour to England was pleasant" 'Tour to' is not so natural.
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Hi,
could you please explain the difference b/w these two sentences?

A tour means you go to several places.

"His tour of England was pleasant" 'Tour of' is commonly used. This sounds like he went to several places in England.

"His tour to England was pleasant" 'Tour to' is not so natural. This sounds like England was one of the places he went to. Maybe he went to
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I agree the second is unnatural.

When "went" is involved, it's perhaps a little less offensive.

He went on a tour.

Where??

He went on a tour to England. He went to England on a tour. To me, in both these versions I think of "to England" as modifying "went," not "tour."
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