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Taka  +  498843 Thu, 10 Apr 08 08:51 AM
What kind of difference do you native speakers feel there is between 'I've been to the U.S' and 'I've been in the U.S'?
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Anonymous, 1 yr 229 days ago


'To the US' is from outside looking in and maybe just a brief trip.

I've been to the US, France, Bulgaria, and Japan. I'm glad to be back in Swaziland where I belong.


"In the US" is from inside.

I've been in the US for seven years, working on my as yet incomplete novel.

 


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