S sieve Member Joined Nov 13, 2013 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Hungarian Home Country Hungary Current Location Hungary Sep 25, 2014 #1 [h=1]I've just read it in a newspaper: "America Lost 2.7 Million Jobs to China in 10 Years"[/h]Does "to" means "due to" in the sentence?
[h=1]I've just read it in a newspaper: "America Lost 2.7 Million Jobs to China in 10 Years"[/h]Does "to" means "due to" in the sentence?
A Alisha- New member Joined Sep 25, 2014 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Malay Home Country Malaysia Current Location UK Sep 25, 2014 #2 sieve said: I've just read it in a newspaper: "America Lost 2.7 Million Jobs to China in 10 Years" Does "to" means "due to" in the sentence? Click to expand... No, it means the jobs went to China because of Chinese manufacturing undercutting American manufacturing. Jobs were created in China at the expense of jobs lost in America.
sieve said: I've just read it in a newspaper: "America Lost 2.7 Million Jobs to China in 10 Years" Does "to" means "due to" in the sentence? Click to expand... No, it means the jobs went to China because of Chinese manufacturing undercutting American manufacturing. Jobs were created in China at the expense of jobs lost in America.
