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Bebop Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
come or go
I'm talking to a friend discussing our plans for tomorrow: I say:
It's fine. I can come pick you up tomorrow.
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It's fine. I can go pick you up tomorrow.
Are both OK? I'm saying I can pick him up at his office.
It's fine. I can come pick you up tomorrow.
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It's fine. I can go pick you up tomorrow.
Are both OK? I'm saying I can pick him up at his office.
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bebop Are both OK? Yes. Welcome to English Forums, bebop, and thank you for registering.
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bebopAre both OK?Yes.
Welcome to English Forums, bebop, and thank you for registering. Notice that I have changed your thread title (subject line). Please make your titles shorter and more descriptive of the problem in future.
Thank you.
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Thank for the welcome!
Shouldn't it be come since I'm picking him up and coming to him?
Or is go acceptable because we're both currently at the same place and the action we're talking about takes place somewhere else in the future?
Shouldn't it be come since I'm picking him up and coming to him?
Or is go acceptable because we're both currently at the same place and the action we're talking about takes place somewhere else in the future?
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bebopShouldn't it be comeThat sounds right to me. It's what I would say. Note, however, that you can leave out "come" (or "go") and just say I can pick you up tomorrow.
CJ
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