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Dominik Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Be going to go

There is a rule "When you use going to go, you can omit to go"

So which is incorrect?

I'm going to go camping.
I'm going camping.
I'm going to camping.

Thanks!
  

Top answer

Dominik So which is incorrect? The third sentence is incorrect. You can’t go to activity.

— RandomGuy

  • Dominik So which is incorrect?
  • The third sentence is incorrect.
  • You can’t go to activity.
  • The first two are fine and express the same idea.
  • You’ll hear both from native speakers.
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DominikSo which is incorrect?
The third sentence is incorrect. You can’t go to activity.

The first two are fine and express the same idea. You’ll hear both from native speakers.
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Thank you Aspara Gus
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AsparaGus, don't you think there's a small difference between these two?
  • I'm going camping. (we can see that a man is preparing himself)
  • I'm going to go camping. (it's still just a plan)
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Perfect Strangerdon't you think there's a small difference between these two?
Well, that would depend on the context. The first may very well be just a plan: I’m going camping [next week]. It doesn’t really make sense, but this is natural English. In either case, whether the activity is close at hand or not, to go is more often than not omitted.
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