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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Which sentence is correct ?and why?and what's the difference in meaning?
Where did you go?
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Where did you go to?
Vs
Where did you go to?
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Anonymous Where did you go? Where did you go to? The meaning is the same.
- Anonymous Where did you go?
- Where did you go to?
- The meaning is the same.
- Both are correct.
- " in English can be used with an implied "to" that goes with it, so you don't really need the "to" on the end.
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AnonymousWhere did you go? ... Where did you go to?The meaning is the same. Both are correct. The question form "Where?" in English can be used with an implied "to" that goes with it, so you don't really need the "to" on the end. Where did you go (to)? (OK); (To) where did you go? (not used).
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Additional information from Random House Unabridged Dictionary:
—Usage. WHERE … AT (Where was he at?) and WHERE … TO (Where is this leading to?) are often criticized as redundant because neither AT nor TO adds anything to the meaning of WHERE, and sentences like the preceding ones are perfectly clear and standard without the final AT or TO. This critici
—Usage. WHERE … AT (Where was he at?) and WHERE … TO (Where is this leading to?) are often criticized as redundant because neither AT nor TO adds anything to the meaning of WHERE, and sentences like the preceding ones are perfectly clear and standard without the final AT or TO. This critici
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