[Grammar] If there's one thing everyone shares, it's the love to travel.

[Sneymarin]

Hello, I've come across this sentence on the Internet: "If there's one thing everyone shares, it's the love for travel."
I've looked on merriam-webster about the definitions of "to" and it said the following:

2 a —used as a function word to indicate purpose, intention, tendency, result, or end
// came to our aid
// drink to his health

On the same dictionary "for" has this definition:

1 a —used as a function word to indicate purpose
// a grant for studying medicine


I am wondering whether using "to" would be grammatically correct and understandable in the sentence I have presented and would like to hear your opinions.

Thank you for your time

 

[Sneymarin]

Is there are reason why "to" wouldn't work?

 

[jutfrank]

Is there are reason why "to" wouldn't work?

It isn't right.

The correct word is of.

 

[GoesStation]

Is there are reason why "to" wouldn't work?

You use "to" when the verb love is followed by an infinitive: "I love to travel." In "a love of travel", both "love" and "travel" are nouns.

I don't find a love for travel terribly unnatural. The site you found could easily have been written by a native speaker. But I agree with jutfrank that of​ is a better choice.

 

[Rover_KE]

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