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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
"come" and "go"
I think you answered this theme tons of times already.
But...please help me too!
In my understanding so far, when something moves to the listener's place, you can use "come."
For example, you would say "I'm coming" (not "I'm going" ) when your mother says "Breakfast is ready!" It's because you are approaching the listener (your mother).
In another situation, if you are asked "Are you coming to the party tomorrow?" by your friend who is the host of the party, you could say "Yes, I'm coming" or "No, I'm not." (Neither "Are you going to the party tomorrow?" nor "Yes, I'm going.")
However, some people told me "No, it depends on the speaker's mind. . If you want to put the point of view to you, you can say 'I'm going,' and if you want to put the point of view to the party, you can say "I'm coming." Is this correct?
Does how to choose "come" or "go" depend on the speaker's mind?
I understand something like...
How’s your paper going along?
How’s your paper coming along?
The difference of those sentences is the speaker's mind. I understand it.
But...please help me too!
In my understanding so far, when something moves to the listener's place, you can use "come."
For example, you would say "I'm coming" (not "I'm going" ) when your mother says "Breakfast is ready!" It's because you are approaching the listener (your mother).
In another situation, if you are asked "Are you coming to the party tomorrow?" by your friend who is the host of the party, you could say "Yes, I'm coming" or "No, I'm not." (Neither "Are you going to the party tomorrow?" nor "Yes, I'm going.")
However, some people told me "No, it depends on the speaker's mind. . If you want to put the point of view to you, you can say 'I'm going,' and if you want to put the point of view to the party, you can say "I'm coming." Is this correct?
Does how to choose "come" or "go" depend on the speaker's mind?
I understand something like...
How’s your paper going along?
How’s your paper coming along?
The difference of those sentences is the speaker's mind. I understand it.
Top answer
Your understanding is generally correct. However, I would not say that you use "coming" or "going" depending on the speaker's mind. More often, it depends instead on the person being spoken to.
- Your understanding is generally correct.
- However, I would not say that you use "coming" or "going" depending on the speaker's mind.
- More often, it depends instead on the person being spoken to.
- " (You answer, echoing his words.
- " (You answer, echoing his words.
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Your understanding is generally correct. However, I would not say that you use "coming" or "going" depending on the speaker's mind. More often, it depends instead on the person being spoken to.
"Are you coming to my party?" (asked by the host)
"Yes, I'm coming." (You answer, echoing his words. Note that you adopt his point of view: you will be moving towards his place.)
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"Are you coming to my party?" (asked by the host)
"Yes, I'm coming." (You answer, echoing his words. Note that you adopt his point of view: you will be moving towards his place.)
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