Vidreneh Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
GRAMMAR
Hello
What exactly is difference between "I've been up to Italy three times." and "I've been to Italy three times." ?
why have we used "up" in first sentence?
Thanks
Top answer
" ? W hy have we used "up" in the first sentence? It just seems wrong.
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What exactly is the difference between "I've been up to Italy three times." and "I've been to Italy three times." ?
Why have we used "up" in the first sentence?
It just seems wrong.
We occasionally and rather idiomatically say 'up to' when we are talking about going somewhere important,
eg up to London
or when we are taking about going to somewh
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