travels to Chicago several times a year to practice using the bionic limb.

[neb090]

"It just flows," said the 32-year-old software engineer, who spends most of his days using a typical prosthetic, but travels to Chicago several times a year to practice using the bionic limb.

Source: Los Angeles Times, Melissa Healy, 2013

Why the author here uses "travels to" instead of "goes to?" Does it mean Vawter goes to Chicago to practice using the bionic limb with a mood of traveling?

 

[Rover_KE]

"It just flows," said the 32-year-old software engineer, who spends most of his days using a typical prosthetic, but travels to Chicago several times a year to practice using the bionic limb.

Source: Los Angeles Times, Melissa Healy, 2013

Why does the author here use "travels to" instead of "goes to?" Does it mean Vawter goes to Chicago to practice using the bionic limb with a mood of traveling?

Please note the correct way to ask your question.

'...travels' suggests he has to go further than 'goes', and it takes considerable time and expense to get there.

FYI, Los Angeles to Chicago is over 2,000 miles.

 

[neb090]

Please note the correct way to ask your question.

'...travels' suggests he has to go further than 'goes', and it takes considerable time and expense to get there.

FYI, Los Angeles to Chicago is over 2,000 miles.

And could I say, "...who spends most of his days using a typical prosthetic, and travels to Chicago several times a year to practice using the bionic limb"?

 

[Tarheel]

Question: Why does the author here use "travels to" instead of "goes to"?
Answer: I'm sure that Rover's answer is as good as any, but if you ask the writer she might tell you that's just what came to her, and it seemed to fit.

 

[Tarheel]

@neb090 Have you read post #2? Rover gave you a free English lesson. In my humble opinion that's what you should be focusing on.

 

[dunchee]

And could I say, "...who spends most of his days using a typical prosthetic, and travels to Chicago several times a year to practice using the bionic limb"?

You could, but it changes the meaning.

 

[neb090]

You could, but it changes the meaning.

Could you briefly tell me the difference between “and” and “but” in this sentence？

 

[Tarheel]

Two things. One, it always changes the meaning if you use "and" instead of "but". Two, if he wears that thing every day why would he need to go to Chicago to practice using it?

 

[neb090]

Two things. One, it always changes the meaning of you use "and" instead of "but". Two, if he wears that thing every day why would he need to go to Chicago to practice using it?

Because what he wears every day is a typical artificial prosthetic. And what he practices in Chicago is bionic prosthetic.

 

[emsr2d2]

Because what he wears every day is a typical artificial prosthetic no full stop here and what he practices using in Chicago is a bionic prosthetic.

In that case, "but" is perfectly OK.

 

[Tarheel]

Because what he wears every day is a typical artificial prosthetic. And what he practices USING in Chicago is A bionic prosthetic.

OK

 

[dunchee]

Could you briefly tell me the difference between “and” and “but” in this sentence？

but | meaning of but in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE

but meaning, definition, what is but: used to connect two statements or phrase...: Learn more.

www.ldoceonline.com

1 used to connect two statements or phrases when the second one adds something different or seems surprising after the first one

 

[jutfrank]

Because what he wears every day is a typical artificial prosthetic. And what he practices in Chicago is bionic prosthetic.

Yes, that's exactly why but is the right word—to show the contrast between wearing the two different kinds of limb.