Come or go?

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Pleasehelp, please stop bumping your threads! It just makes it look as though they have already been answered, because your "bump" is listed as a "reply." Have a little patience -- not everything gets answered within half a day.

As for this question -- I would use "come" in answer to the question using "come." Basically, you use "come" if your movement is towards the person you are spe

khoffHere's a scenario: I am at home, talking on the phone to a doctor's office. The receptionist asks "Can you come in tomorrow?" I can say "Yes, I can come in tomorrow" because I am describing motion towards the other person. Or, I could say, "No, I can't come in (to the doctor's office; toward the other person). I have to go to work (in a different direction, away

pleasehelpWhat if you answer with:

Sure, I'll be able to go in tmrw.

Really, the choice of "come" or "go" often depends only on the speaker's state of mind. If he is thinking more about the fact that he will be leaving work than about the arrival at the doctor's office, then he might well use "go".

khoffReally, the choice of "come" or "go" often depends only on the speaker's state of mind. If he is thinking more about the fact that he will be leaving work than about the arrival at the doctor's office, then he might well use "go".

I go to work everyday.

I will go to work tmrw morning.

I'm not actually saying that I'm go

I'm not sure what you want to know about these sentences.

If you are at home when speaking, (or anywhere other than at work) you would say "go to work." If you are at your workplace when speaking, you would say "come to work."

but you could also use come to work if you're at home and someone from work calls to ask if you're coming to work or not. For example:

Are you coming to work today?

I'm coming to work today. But it seems like going to work would also work.

I think it also depends on the context and situation.

khoffAs for this question -- I would use "come" in answer to the question using "come." Basically, you use "come" if your movement is towards the person you are speaking to, and "go" if it is away from that person.

This part is kind of confusing because you can also go towards a person or thing...And usually go means to start movement towards something.

It is confusing -- obviously, every movement is away from one place and towards another. (Okay, unless you are just marching in place or spinning around like an ice skater.) Native speakers don't give it much thought -- no one spends time (unless asked to explain it) thinking, "Let's see, shall I say I'm coming to work or going to work?" The general rule is to use "come" to indicate movement t