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Jade Frequent Guest Joined: 21 Feb 2006 Posts: 39 Location: Germany	Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 3:51 am    Post subject: American English Hi all, Such question : how to say correctly in American English - " I arrived in", "I arrived to" or "I arrived at ?". I mean wchich one would you prefer being American ? Thank you!!!
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Zach10791 Moderator Joined: 19 Mar 2005 Posts: 815	Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 4:11 am    Post subject: Nice to see you again, Jade! Being an American; I'd use any of them.
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yorbcbud Lounge Wizard Joined: 17 Feb 2006 Posts: 4903 Location: Сорренто, Британская Колумбия, Канада	Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 4:25 am    Post subject: Re: American English Jade wrote: Hi all, Such question : how to say correctly in American English - " I arrived in", "I arrived to" or "I arrived at ?". I mean wchich one would you prefer being American ? Thank you!!! Arrived in would be the most common. The other two, not so much. If you were saying an airport name or something like that, you would say Arrived at Dulles airport. Cities would be commonly refered to as Arrived in Boston, Arrived to would really never be used. But hey, I'm Canadian, thats how it would be here.
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camarks Moderator Joined: 30 Sep 2005 Posts: 333 Location: Richmond, VA USA	Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 5:23 am    Post subject: I would usually arrive in a city, state, or country but would arrive at the airport, a store, or home. One can also arrive at a conclusion. I can't think of a situation where I would naturally use "arrive to."
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5_Zvehzda Just Starting Joined: 30 Mar 2010 Posts: 1	Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 5:42 am    Post subject: Two of three of these alternatives are used the most. 'Arrive in' and 'Arrive at' are the most commonly used, just like bcbud and camarks just expressed. 'Arrive to', can be used like the other two usages, but many times it doesn't fit properly as an action-verb like the other two former examples, in many cases. Sometimes, it just depends on the past and present tense of the sentence. Btw, Jade . . . welcome back, too. Some of us almost forgot about you.
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surfguy Lounge Wizard Joined: 13 Apr 2006 Posts: 6979	Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 6:52 am    Post subject: "arrived to" can use it like this: I arrived to work wearing just my pajamas. It actually flows better than saying "I arrived at work wearing just my pajamas" I arrived in my car I arrived at 3:00 I arrived to find that my house was left opened I arrived on time I arrived with a friend
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Entropy WayToRussified Joined: 02 Mar 2006 Posts: 429	Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:01 am    Post subject: surfguy wrote: "arrived to" can use it like this: I arrived to work wearing just my pajamas. It actually flows better than saying "I arrived at work wearing just my pajamas" I arrived at work just wearing my PJs. Time has arrived to change my clothes. surfguy wrote: I arrived in my car I arrived at 3:00 I arrived to find that my house was left opened I arrived on time I arrived with a friend Agree with the rest.
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Entropy WayToRussified Joined: 02 Mar 2006 Posts: 429	Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:10 am    Post subject: I arrived to (do something)...not usually at something. I arrived to work (verb, not noun) at 7 pm. When I arrived to work with her, she quit. [I came to assist her.] When I arrived at work with her, she quit. [We came together in the same car, but when we got to the office, she quit.] Anyway, that's how I read it. arrived to...means....came to do something arrived at...means....I physically appeared at a location Try googling "arrived at" and "arrived to" and see how those two phrases are commonly used.
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yorbcbud Lounge Wizard Joined: 17 Feb 2006 Posts: 4903 Location: Сорренто, Британская Колумбия, Канада	Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:24 am    Post subject: Entropy wrote: I arrived to (do something)...not usually at something. I arrived to work (verb, not noun) at 7 pm. When I arrived to work with her, she quit. [I came to assist her.] When I arrived at work with her, she quit. [We came together in the same car, but when we got to the office, she quit.] Anyway, that's how I read it. arrived to...means....came to do something arrived at...means....I physically appeared at a location Try googling "arrived at" and "arrived to" and see how those two phrases are commonly used. Thats true, I was assuming it was used as an end to a trip, not as an action done there. Good point.
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MrSpice Lounge Wizard Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 3431	Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 5:59 pm    Post subject: yorbcbud wrote: Thats true, I was assuming it was used as an end to a trip, not as an action done there. Good point. Yorbcbud speaks Canadian English where bathrooms are "washrooms" and color is "colour" But the fact that he can speak at all is a miracle.
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yorbcbud Lounge Wizard Joined: 17 Feb 2006 Posts: 4903 Location: Сорренто, Британская Колумбия, Канада	Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:47 pm    Post subject: MrSpice wrote: yorbcbud wrote: Thats true, I was assuming it was used as an end to a trip, not as an action done there. Good point. Yorbcbud speaks Canadian English where bathrooms are "washrooms" and color is "colour" But the fact that he can speak at all is a miracle. Can't help it Spicey. It's the Queens english. It's what we use. I'm sure glad we switched to metric measures though. Makes math very very fast. Actually we call them restrooms, here. In the home we call them bathrooms, though. How do you know I can speak? These posts are sight gags. You don't hear voices when you read, do you?
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Jade Frequent Guest Joined: 21 Feb 2006 Posts: 39 Location: Germany	Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:50 pm    Post subject: Thanks a lot to all !! I promise to appear ofter so that you have no chance to forget me .)))
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Jade Frequent Guest Joined: 21 Feb 2006 Posts: 39 Location: Germany	Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:53 pm    Post subject: Sorry, mixed with German again ((( ofter = more often
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MrSpice Lounge Wizard Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 3431	Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 1:04 am    Post subject: yorbcbud wrote: Can't help it Spicey. It's the Queens english. It's what we use. I'm sure glad we switched to metric measures though. Makes math very very fast. Actually we call them restrooms, here. In the home we call them bathrooms, though. How do you know I can speak? These posts are sight gags. You don't hear voices when you read, do you? For the record, anywhere I went in Canada, bathrooms were called "Washrooms" Maybe you call them bathrooms, which is fine. You are probably very americanized. You watch way too much American TV. You should start getting back to your washroom roots. Maybe you don't know how it's called in your country because you live in isolation in the woods and just take dumps in the lake. You have to get out more and find out how your Canadian comrades call the places they go to to do #1 and #2 (or in your case, #3)
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yorbcbud Lounge Wizard Joined: 17 Feb 2006 Posts: 4903 Location: Сорренто, Британская Колумбия, Канада	Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 2:37 am    Post subject: Talk to the hand Spicey, talk to the hand.
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