Re: I have arrived to or in LONDON
- From: "Peacenik" <cnelsonpublic@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:18:52 +0800
"Peter Moylan" <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Young Learner wrote:
Hi, I read this morning on CNN: 2500 US soldiers have returned to USA
Since, I wonder if I can say:
They have arrived to USA or at USA
Sorry, but both of these sound wrong. I would say "They have arrived in
the USA." Actually, since they came from the USA originally, people
would be more likely to say something like "They have arrived back in
the USA."
The word "the" is needed in this case because "the USA" is an
abbreviation of "The United States of America". In effect, "The" is part
of the name of the country. If they had arrived in Canada (for example),
the word "the" would not be necessary in this sentence.
No article:
Canada
France
Japan
Taiwan
Indonesia
(and many more)
Article:
the USA
the UK
the Philippines
the Maldives
the Marshall Islands
(and many more)
Article by convention but not officially sanctioned:
(the) Sudan
(the) Ukraine
No article by convention, but article officially required:
The Gambia
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