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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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come vs go
0 We met him at the Waukegan Regional Airport not far from his home. CNN producer Dana Garrett and I had flown there in my small, single-engine airplane, a Cirrus SR22. Within moments, Wayne and I were talking about the kind of mileage it gets. 02 br
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00 Fortunately, as air travel goes, it is a pretty efficient mode of conveyance. Once I have leveled off at say 8,000 feet and after, I have "leaned" the fuel/air mixture to the most efficient setting. I usually get about 13 miles per gallon. 02 br
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00 Wayne seemed to approve of this and was glad I did not 01 b 00 arrive 02 b 00 alone. He reminded me miles per gallon per person, or MPGPP, is really the crucial number. That led us to a conversation about the relative benefits of driving versus flying commercially. 02 br
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01 i 00 I know the meaning may not be the same. Can I change "arive' to "come"? Or should it be "go"? "come" and "go" is kind of confusing to me. If a person approaches me, I would use 'come'. If I approach someone, I tend to say 'go' but I've heard 'come' and that really confuses me. 02 i 02 br
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00 Fortunately, as air travel goes, it is a pretty efficient mode of conveyance. Once I have leveled off at say 8,000 feet and after, I have "leaned" the fuel/air mixture to the most efficient setting. I usually get about 13 miles per gallon. 02 br
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00 Wayne seemed to approve of this and was glad I did not 01 b 00 arrive 02 b 00 alone. He reminded me miles per gallon per person, or MPGPP, is really the crucial number. That led us to a conversation about the relative benefits of driving versus flying commercially. 02 br
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01 i 00 I know the meaning may not be the same. Can I change "arive' to "come"? Or should it be "go"? "come" and "go" is kind of confusing to me. If a person approaches me, I would use 'come'. If I approach someone, I tend to say 'go' but I've heard 'come' and that really confuses me. 02 i 02 br
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02 br 00 Here, 01 i 00 arrive = come 02 i 00 . It is from the 'speaker's' (here, Wayne's) viewpoint. Travel toward the speaker (and listener, if the listener is in the same place) is 01 i 00 coming 02 i 00 .
- 02 br 00 Here, 01 i 00 arrive = come 02 i 00 .
- It is from the 'speaker's' (here, Wayne's) viewpoint.
- Travel toward the speaker (and listener, if the listener is in the same place) is 01 i 00 coming 02 i 00 .
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00 Here, 01 i 00 arrive = come 02 i 00 . It is from the 'speaker's' (here, Wayne's) viewpoint. Travel toward the speaker (and listener, if the listener is in the same place) is 01 i 00 coming 02 i 00 . However, if the listener is elsewhere, the movement may be viewed and stated for politeness' sake from the listener's perspective: 01 i
00 Here, 01 i 00 arrive = come 02 i 00 . It is from the 'speaker's' (here, Wayne's) viewpoint. Travel toward the speaker (and listener, if the listener is in the same place) is 01 i 00 coming 02 i 00 . However, if the listener is elsewhere, the movement may be viewed and stated for politeness' sake from the listener's perspective: 01 i
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0 My take on the 1st para 02 br
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00 We met him at the 00 not far from his home. CNN producer Dana Garrett and I had flown 01 b 00 to 02 b 00 my small, 01 b 00 in a 02 b 00 single-engine airplane, a Cirrus SR22. Within moments, Wayne and I were talking about the kind of mileage it 01 b 00 delivers 02 b 00 . 02 br
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00 We met him at the 00 not far from his home. CNN producer Dana Garrett and I had flown 01 b 00 to 02 b 00 my small, 01 b 00 in a 02 b 00 single-engine airplane, a Cirrus SR22. Within moments, Wayne and I were talking about the kind of mileage it 01 b 00 delivers 02 b 00 . 02 br
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0 Thanks, MM. 02 br
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00 Creativeguru, thanks for trying to help. I'm afriad that's not my question. If you look at the bottom of my post, the question is about 'come' vs 'go'. For what it's worth, your corrections to the prepositions may not be correct, I think. I agree with the original. 0-
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00 Creativeguru, thanks for trying to help. I'm afriad that's not my question. If you look at the bottom of my post, the question is about 'come' vs 'go'. For what it's worth, your corrections to the prepositions may not be correct, I think. I agree with the original. 0-
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