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Missfrancisca
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arrive in arrive at arrive to
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I am sure this question has already been asked and answered, but I have a doubt today when I was correcting a test from one of my students. I know the rule about
I arrive in + city or town
I arrive at + place
but is it correct to say ? I arrive to C�diz.
I asked the language assistant at my school who is American and said to me she was not sure it was incorrect because she sometimes used it. Thanks in advance |
19 Dec 2009
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Zora
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I �d say no... it �s not grammatically correct. The correct way is "in or at". And quite honestly, I �ve never heard or used "arrive to a place".
How long has your language assistant been in Spain? Because it might be one of those curious things that some natives pick up when they are immersed in another language.They �re own language structures sometimes mesh with the other and you get odd pairings like that. lol
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19 Dec 2009
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aquarius_gr
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Hello,
The rule is of course the one you state. "Arrive to" is wrong for country, city, town, place, etc. However, it is common �wrong � spoken English, as is much of it. Students learn rules and grammar then wonder why they heard something we told them is wrong. Even we as teachers might slip occasionally and spit out on oral easter egg, your American assistant included. I always try to mention these things to my students and point out that what is spoken shouldn �t always be written.
Bottom line, "arrive to" destination is wrong! BUT ... (haha) ... there is one case where it is right:
"I arrived to a long line of people waiting to buy tickets" is correct, meaning
"I arrived to (find/discover) a long line of people waiting to buy tickets"
That �s all I can think of right now as far as exceptions.
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19 Dec 2009
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5puravida5
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I agree with Zora. I �m Canadian/American and I have never heard "arrive to a palce."
I would say, "I arrive in Cadiz at 1:00 p.m.
or more informally, "I get into Cadiz at 1:00 p.m. |
19 Dec 2009
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