Terr3  +  383365 Sat, 23 Jun 07 02:17 PM does 'head to' imply only for living beings with 'head'? like if i were to say "my car is heading off to school", that'd be wrong? how to tell when is the right time for 'head to' instead of 'go to'? Thanks in advance which is wrong 1) I'm heading off to school 2) the plane is heading to New York 3) please head to supermarket and grab some tomatos 4) she throws a pair of scissors and its heading this way. Terr3 Joined on Wed, May 30 2007 the other side of mirror Full Member 163

	Yankee  +  383383 Sat, 23 Jun 07 02:51 PM  Terr3 wrote: does 'head to' imply only for living beings with 'head'? No, it is not used exclusively with 'living beings', however, when it is used with things, there is usually a person who has some control over the direction the thing is headed in. "My car is heading off to school" --> This sounds like the car has no driver. 1) I'm heading off to school.  Fine 2) The plane is heading to New York.  OK, but 'is headed' might be more typical. 3) Please head to supermarket and grab some tomatoes. OK 4) She threw a pair of scissors and they are heading this way.  Theoretically possible, but unlikely since you probably wouldn't have time to actually say such a sentence. Here are some further examples. (Note that my examples use 'for' rather than 'to'.  This would be similar to your last sentence in which the scissors were heading for/towards you.) My out-of-control car was heading right for (towards) the cliff, so I jumped out to avoid being killed. You're headed for big trouble. You'd better clean up your act! Yankee Joined on Sat, Apr 15 2006 Connecticut, USA Veteran Member 6,506 Amy "You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." - Mark Twain

	Terr3  +  383473 Sat, 23 Jun 07 06:17 PM crystal clear! its very detailed thankyou so much Yankee <img src="/emoticons/emotion-1.gif" alt="Smile [:)]" /> Terr3