Fall on/to

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Allen165

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"Liability for the organization and execution of the event falls on/to X."

"To" sounds better to me, but I believe both prepositions are used. Is there a slight difference in meaning?

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"Liability for the organization and execution of the event falls on/to X."

"To" sounds better to me, but I believe both prepositions are used. Is there a slight difference in meaning?

Thanks!
IMO, "falls on" suggests something more onerous than does "falls to".
 
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