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Mr. Tom Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

"Come in" vs "Come on in"

Hi

Are these the same?

Come in and Come on in

Come out and Come on out

Come over and Come out over

Come back and Come on back

Thanks,

Tom
  

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Do you mean as standalone sentences? If so, these three pairs mean very much the same thing, but the versions with "on" can seem more chatty: Come in and Come on in Come out and Come on out Come back and Come on back If you are asking about arbitrary sentences starting with these words, the versions with "on" will probably be usable with more or less the same meaning, but again a more chatty feel, provided the sense is right. You cannot make arbitrary substutions without considering the sense.

— Mr Wordy

  • Do you mean as standalone sentences?
  • If so, these three pairs mean very much the same thing, but the versions with "on" can seem more chatty: Come in and Come on in Come out and Come on out Come back and Come on back If you are asking about arbitrary sentences starting with these words, the versions with "on" will probably be usable with more or less the same meaning, but again a more chatty feel, provided the sense is right.
  • You cannot make arbitrary substutions without considering the sense.
  • For example, "Come on back home" is OK as a variation on "Come back home", but "Come in smart clothes" is not the same as "Come on in smart clothes".
  • Come out over does not work as a standalone sentence, and heading a sentence it has a much more specific meaning than Come over .
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Do you mean as standalone sentences? If so, these three pairs mean very much the same thing, but the versions with "on" can seem more chatty:

Come in and Come on in

Come out and Come on out

Come back and Come on back

If you are asking about arbitrary sentences starting with these words, the versions with "on" will proba
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