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Henry74 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Come to the table

Hi,

What would be the idiomatic way of saying the following to a child?

- Wash your hands before you come to the table.

I'm not sure about the "come to the table" part. I've translated it literally from Italian, but it doesn't sound terribly idiomatic. Maybe "before you sit down".
What did your parents use to say?

Thank you
H.
  

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" Henry74 Maybe "before you sit down" I think this would be clearer: ... before you sit down to eat. Henry74 "before dinner".

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  • " Henry74 Maybe "before you sit down" I think this would be clearer: ...
  • before you sit down to eat.
  • Henry74 "before dinner".
  • That's also OK.
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I have no problem with "come to the table."
Henry74Maybe "before you sit down"
I think this would be clearer: ... before you sit down to eat.
Henry74"before dinner".
That's also OK.
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Wash your hands before you come to the table.


This sounds fine to me.
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Henry74- Wash your hands before you come to the table.
My mother said that a lot.
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The following are heard:

Wash your hands before you eat.

Wash your hands first. (In the context there is no need to mention table or eating.)

Be sure to wash your hands before you eat.

Be sure to wash your hands first.

Wash your hands.

Wash your hands ____ . (The child's name, or "honey," "snookums," etc. in the blank.)

Be su
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This expression is quite common in English.
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