abroad

Allifathima · #1 (permalink) Tue Oct 18, 2011 15:27 pm *abroad*

1. I have been abroad for 10 years.
2. I have been in abroad for 10 years.
Are both correct?
I know: "I went abroad" is correct
while "I went to abroad" is incorrect.
Please comment.

Dozy · #2 (permalink) Tue Oct 18, 2011 18:16 pm *abroad*

#1 is OK; #2 is ungrammatical.

"in abroad", like "to abroad", is always wrong.

Allifathima · #3 (permalink) Wed Oct 26, 2011 7:14 am *abroad*

Can I not say: " I have been abroad 10 years."

Beeesneees · #4 (permalink) Wed Oct 26, 2011 9:33 am *abroad*

Yes you can, (though it would be a better construction if you added 'for') but that is not the phrase you asked about in your original message.
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