How to write from this, to that, to that, to that

Question

For example, if I were writing the menu options for a restaurant, how would I write something like this?

Restaurant ABC offers many different dishes. From pizza, to burgers,
  to shakes, to fries, to hotdogs, to sodas, and more.

Is that the correct grammar? It seems like a lot of "to"'s.

Kris · Answer

The above form is used with a single from and a single to, not multiples or whole lists.

Restaurant ABC offers many different dishes, from pizzas to burgers.

The range is supposed to extend from pizza all the way to burgers. In other words, every thing else is supposed to be included in between.

When the list is not homogeneous, separate sentences or clauses may be used for each type:

Restaurant ABC offers many different dishes. From pizza to burgers; from sodas to shakes.

HTH.

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