About along
The other day I came across this expression 'go along' and the dictionary says it means 'to go to a https://dictionary.cambridge.org/ko/%EC%82%AC%EC%A0%84/%EC%98%81%EC%96%B4/place or https://dictionary.cambridge.org/ko/%EC%82%AC%EC%A0%84/%EC%98%81%EC%96%B4/event, usually without much https://dictionary.cambridge.org/ko/%EC%82%AC%EC%A0%84/%EC%98%81%EC%96%B4/planning.'
I also found an expression "bring sth/sb along" and the dictionary says it means 'to take someone or something with you.'
This time there is no meaning of "without much planning"
So now I am wondering if 'along' has anything to do with 'without much planning.'
Would you find 'go' and 'go along' really different or use them interchangeably?
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
I would say that "along" has more or less the same function in "bring along" as in "go along". The word "along" suggests an idea of progression to a place, but "go" and "bring" already contain that meaning anyway, and in practice the main effect of "along" is to make the phrase sound a little more casual or chatty. Because "go along" sounds a bit more casual compared to just "go", it is less likely to be used for important planned occasions, and more likely to be used in cases where there is not so much planning.
- I would say that "along" has more or less the same function in "bring along" as in "go along".
- The word "along" suggests an idea of progression to a place, but "go" and "bring" already contain that meaning anyway, and in practice the main effect of "along" is to make the phrase sound a little more casual or chatty.
- Because "go along" sounds a bit more casual compared to just "go", it is less likely to be used for important planned occasions, and more likely to be used in cases where there is not so much planning.
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I would say that "along" has more or less the same function in "bring along" as in "go along". The word "along" suggests an idea of progression to a place, but "go" and "bring" already contain that meaning anyway, and in practice the main effect of "along" is to make the phrase sound a little more casual or chatty. Because "go along" sounds a bit more casual compared to just "go", it is less l
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