Hey everyone, today we will be talking about the word abroad. This word simply means out of your own country or in a foreign country. Now, many Japanese English speakers often say:
I went to abroad.
BUT this is INCORRECT~! We used to when talking about a SPECIFIC PLACE. Abroad is anywhere outside your own country, it is NOT a specific place.
I went to (a specific place).
I went to Tokyo.
I went to Isetan.
I went to the post office.
BUT
I went abroad.
Without to~! Also because abroad is not a specific place you CAN'T use it with the adverb THERE.
A: Have you lived in Korea?
B: Yeah, I have.
A: When did you live there?
B: I lived there 3 years ago.
Here the adverb there specifies the action(to live) took place in Korea. There is used to show an action took place in/at a specific place or, to/towards a specific place.
A: Have you been abroad?
B: Yeah, I have.
A: When did you go abroad?
B: I went abroad last month.
So because abroad is NOT a specific place it is VERY strange to use it with to or there.
Have a nice week,
Phil
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