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	Liveinjapan  #354525  Mon, 23 Apr 07 03:12 PM Hi, everyone. I know the sentences below are correct. Have you been to Japan? Have you been there? Then, which is correct below? Have you been overseas? Have you been to overseas? The 'to' is not necessary, is it? Thanks. LiJ    Liveinjapan Joined on Sun, Feb 4 2007 Osaka, Japan Contributing Member (1,734) Please feel free to correct any words I wrote.LiJ

	Mister Micawber  #354527  Mon, 23 Apr 07 03:14 PM That's right: no 'to' with 'overseas'.    Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member (22,284) 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.'

	Liveinjapan  #354569  Mon, 23 Apr 07 03:54 PM Thank you Mister.    Liveinjapan

	Cool Breeze  #354576  Mon, 23 Apr 07 04:02 PM Hi LiJ Mr M has already given you the right answer. I'll just add that if you don't need a preposition after go or went, you don't need one after been either. Examples: He went abroad. Has he been abroad? He went upstairs. Has he been upstairs? He went downtown. Has he been downtown? (Downtown is chiefly American.) Cheers CB    Cool Breeze Joined on Fri, Apr 7 2006 Helsinki, Finland Senior Member (2,962) The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.- Mark Twain
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	Liveinjapan  #354586  Mon, 23 Apr 07 04:29 PM Oh yes, there's the same logic. Thank you very much CB.    Liveinjapan

	Cool Breeze  #354604  Mon, 23 Apr 07 05:19 PM  Liveinjapan wrote: Oh yes, there's the same logic. Thank you very much CB. Cheers! CB    Cool Breeze