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MUSCOVITE Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
come to/for lunch, etc.
Hi,
Q: I enjoyed them all the more because Sue used to come round to breakfast
:unQ
Note the highlighted words.
(1) Is "breakfast" a verb or a noun here?
Some dictionaries claim that the verb to breakfast is but an Americanism?...
(2) Can we say, "...Sue used to come round for breakfast" instead? Or maybe it would sound to you just like a cannibal's joke: "Who are we going to have FOR breaklfast today?"
Hope my question makes sense....
Thank you!
mus-te
Q: I enjoyed them all the more because Sue used to come round to breakfast
:unQ
Note the highlighted words.
(1) Is "breakfast" a verb or a noun here?
Some dictionaries claim that the verb to breakfast is but an Americanism?...
(2) Can we say, "...Sue used to come round for breakfast" instead? Or maybe it would sound to you just like a cannibal's joke: "Who are we going to have FOR breaklfast today?"
Hope my question makes sense....
Thank you!
mus-te
Top answer
1. It could be either, but I presume a noun. 2.
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- It could be either, but I presume a noun.
- 2.
- Yes, we can.
- No, it does not sound like that old joke.
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1. It could be either, but I presume a noun.
2. Yes, we can. No, it does not sound like that old joke.
2. Yes, we can. No, it does not sound like that old joke.
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