headed for/to

[sitifan]

He headed ____ the pub for a beer.
Which preposition is correct, for or to?

[shannico]

FOR.
He headed to the pub for a beer (it indicates purpose applied to a noun, i.e. beer)
I hope it helps

[BobSmith]

[not a teacher]

Either is correct to fill the blank, with a very slight difference in meaning. I would avoid "for", however, as it sounds a little strange (to me) when repeated later ("for" a beer).

[shannico]

[not a teacher]

Either is correct to fill the blank, with a very slight difference in meaning. I would avoid "for", however, as it sounds strange (to me) when repeated later ("for" a beer).

The sentence was
He headed TO the pub ___ a beer.
I would suggest FOR as to would sound a bit redundant.

[sitifan]

What's the difference in meaning between head to a pub and head for a pub?

[BobSmith]

The sentence was
He headed TO the pub ___ a beer.

One of the two of us is insane.

[BobSmith]

What's the difference in meaning between head to a pub and head for a pub?

[not a teacher]

"For" has a very slight connotation of purpose, or perhaps "weightier purpose". It might be slightly more noticeable here:

He headed to the hospital. (why? to visit a friend?)
He headed for the hospital. (why? was he injured?)

But with no other context, it is not certain, by any means. Might want to have a teacher weigh in

[shannico]

One of the two of us is insane.

Sorry guys I totally misread BobSmith's reply and sitifan's query. I hope I haven't confused you sitifan.

So we all agree that the answer is

"He headed to the pub for a beer"

Thanks BobSmith.

[sitifan]

Sorry guys I totally misread BobSmith's reply and sitifan's query. I hope I haven't confused you sitifan.

So we all agree that the answer is

"He headed to the pub for a beer"

Thanks BobSmith.

I made a typo in my orginal post, but I corrected it later. Sorry to have confused you.

[BobSmith]

I made a typo in my orginal post, but I corrected it later. Sorry to have confused you.

Interesting, because the original post doesn't show a "Last edited by" timestamp, like replies do.