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Is "to" sometimes omitted in oral English?

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Latest post Sat, Nov 7 2009 8:38 AM by CalifJim. 1 replies.
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ESLBeginner  +  964052 Sat, 07 Nov 09 06:53 AM
Hello, would someone please tell me is it true that the word "to" could be omitted in oral English? like "come do sth.", "go do sth.", "all it has to do is stop raining" ?

 

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CalifJim  +  964105 Sat, 07 Nov 09 08:38 AM
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“the word "to" could be omitted in oral English?”
Yes, in the specific cases you mentioned as examples.  This only happens in specific word groups, however.  You cannot just omit "to" in any situation.


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