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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Use of preposition
Hello,
could you tell me please why it is "Have you ever been to England?" and not "Have you ever been IN England?"
Has the second sentence a slightly different meaning?
Thank You very much,
Clemens
could you tell me please why it is "Have you ever been to England?" and not "Have you ever been IN England?"
Has the second sentence a slightly different meaning?
Thank You very much,
Clemens
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" Has the second sentence a slightly different meaning? Have you been to England ? asks if I travelled and spent some time there.
- " Has the second sentence a slightly different meaning?
- Have you been to England ?
- asks if I travelled and spent some time there.
- Have you been in England?
- I could answer yes if I landed in Heathrow, and changed planes there to go somewhere else.
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Anonymouscould you tell me please why it is "Have you ever been to England?" and not "Have you ever been IN England?"Have you been to England ? asks if I travelled and spent some time there.
Has the second sentence a slightly different meaning?
Have you been in England? I could answer yes if I landed in Heathrow, and chang
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