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PreciousJones Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Bar
Do you wanna come drink with us? Or
Do you wanna come drinking with us?
Which one means to go to a club for drinks?
Do you wanna come drinking with us?
Which one means to go to a club for drinks?
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The "-ing" form is more natural in that case. Would you like to come/go drinking with us? The understanding is that we plan to travel to the bar etc.
- The "-ing" form is more natural in that case.
- Would you like to come/go drinking with us?
- The understanding is that we plan to travel to the bar etc.
- If you're already at the bar, and you wish to invite someone or some people to your table, Come [have a] drink with us!
- Without the "have a," it would imply a bit of drinking (more than one).
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The "-ing" form is more natural in that case.
Would you like to come/go drinking with us? The understanding is that we plan to travel to the bar etc.
If you're already at the bar, and you wish to invite someone or some people to your table, Come [have a] drink with us!
Without the "have a," it would imply a bit of drinking (more than one).
Would you like to come/go drinking with us? The understanding is that we plan to travel to the bar etc.
If you're already at the bar, and you wish to invite someone or some people to your table, Come [have a] drink with us!
Without the "have a," it would imply a bit of drinking (more than one).
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AvangiThe "-ing" form is more natural in that case.
Would you like to come/go drinking with us? The understanding is that we plan to travel to the bar etc.
If you're already at the bar, and you wish to invite someone or some people to your table, Come [have a] drink with us!
Without the "have a," it would imply a bit of drinking (more than one).
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We were eating and drinking all night long.
Here, we're talking about two continuing activities, each one being treated in the same manner.
But in most cases, when we say "Come eat"; "Let's eat!"; "Let's go eat!" "Let's go to lunch!"; "Let's go have something to eat"; we're talking about the standard routine of eating a meal, not about an open-ended activity.
Here, we're talking about two continuing activities, each one being treated in the same manner.
But in most cases, when we say "Come eat"; "Let's eat!"; "Let's go eat!" "Let's go to lunch!"; "Let's go have something to eat"; we're talking about the standard routine of eating a meal, not about an open-ended activity.
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The question asked by PreciousJones was: "Which one means to go to a club for drinks?"
Actually, neither of the two sentences you propose means to go to a club for drinks.
If you add the word "out" to the second sentence, "Do you want to come out drinking with us?", it indicates that you are asking the person to go out to some place to drink with the g
Actually, neither of the two sentences you propose means to go to a club for drinks.
If you add the word "out" to the second sentence, "Do you want to come out drinking with us?", it indicates that you are asking the person to go out to some place to drink with the g
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