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Rule "Collocation: leave to/for"

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Description: Collocation: leave to/for
Message: The usual preposition for "leave" is "for", not "to".
Category: Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Link: http://www.really-learn-english.com/leaving-to-or-leaving-for.html
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • They are leaving to England soon.
    Correction suggestion: leaving for England soon
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: LEAVE_TO_FOR [56]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-09-26 16:45:37 +0000)