#1 only! #2 is faintly obscene.
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Mister Micawber#1 only!#2 is faintly obscene.Ok, thank you Micawber. But when I say .... "Can you come over tonight?" I am inviting them to my place for the night. Right?
sunny123 "Can you come over tonight?" I am inviting them to my place for the night. Right?'For the night' usually means sleeping at your place until next morning. 'Can you come over tonight' just means for a visit until it is late and time to go back home.
Mister Micawber sunny123 "Can you come over tonight?" I am inviting them to my place for the night. Right?'For the night' usually means sleeping at your place until next morning. 'Can you come over tonight' just means for a visit until it is late and time to go back home.Thank you. What if I say ....
sunny1233. Can you come over to me tonight? Is this also a correct and good sentence?No, not at all.
sunny123 I wonder why sometimes different English people have different ideas on the same question.They speak different Englishes or have different familiarities with the language. That remains terribly wrong to me.
Mister Micawber sunny123 I wonder why sometimes different English people have different ideas on the same question.They speak different Englishes or have different familiarities with the language. That remains terribly wrong to me.Ok, thank you Micawber. Do you let me know if You are a native speaker of American English or a native speaker of British English?
sunny1233. Can you come over to me tonight?I wonder if the above sentence is fine in British English.