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Preposition "to" with places in present perfect

Why can't we say that "Horses are a useful animal." treats horses as a class or set of objects?

Why do Americans prefer to use the term grade instead of class?

What does this sentence mean from "The woman in the window"?

My wife, I just have the one, is

A word for a substitute

Why the shortening of "fitted" to "fit"?

What does "Will Lift Sanctions" mean? [closed]

Usage of 'customs' in lieu of 'immigration'

How common is the short "be" in American English

Could the idiom 'belt and suspenders' be used to refer to a woman?

Mixing British English and American English [closed]

"On Tap" in the Sense of "Coming Up"

The word "cooker"

Form of the word "repeal?" [closed]

I work "in a grocery store" or "at a grocery store" [duplicate]

Does "moonlighting" have a negative or neutral connotation?

How to distinguish the meaning of "repair" and " fix" [closed]

What does it mean "Do not mistake my silence for a lack of grief" [closed]

Is "I'll be John Brown" a common phrase?