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Is the preposition after tickets 'to' or for'?
*** NOT A TEACHER ***
(1) The teacher and the moderator both gave us great answers.
(2) I visited Professor Google and wish to report my findings:
(a) There is no one "right" answer.
(b) [B said:
Some[/B] (!) people feel "to" is more American English.
(c) Some (!) people feel "for" is more British English.
(d) Finally I found these quotations in the Google "books" section:
(i) Students with tickets to the concert were excused from music class.
-- Editing Today Workbook, 2003, Ron F. Smith.
(ii) The tickets for the concert were all snapped up.
-- Cambridge Learner's Dictionary, 2006.
(iii) Will you send me two tickets to the concert on July 8?
-- Understanding English Grammar, 2003, Ronald Wardhaugh.
(iv) They must never purchase a half-penny newspaper or spend a penny to buy a ticket for a popular concert.
-- The Nation, 1902 (Dublin, Ireland).
(v) He refused to buy a ticket for the concert.
--Standard Handbook of Prepositions, 1953, Funk & Wagnalls Company.
(vi) Enclosing two tickets to the concert at the Hollywood ....
-- American Magazine, 1950.
(vii) What are the chances of getting a ticket to the coming concert?
-- Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary, 2008.