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PreciousJones Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Coming/going

What about: My friends and I are planning a trip to Utah and some of them haven't decided if they're going or not.


I say, "Are Devon and Anita coming/going with us?


Or


"Are they going/coming to Utah with us?"
  

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They're both correct.

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  • They're both correct.
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They're both correct.
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AvangiThey're both correct.
What about:


My friends and I are having dinner and chatting about an upcoming wedding.

His parents(not at dinner) are gonna be at the wedding and they're flying in from another city.

My friend says: "Yeah! My parents are going/coming to the wedding too!"

Which one is correct
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In this case I would use only "coming."

The choice has to do with where you are when you speak, where the person is whom you're speaking to, where the people are who are making the trip, and what their destination is.

I've heard simplified rules, but the choice is not always simple to explain.
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AvangiIn this case I would use only "coming."The choice has to do with where you are when you speak, where the person is whom you're speaking to, where the people are who are making the trip, and what their destination is.I've heard simplified rules, but the choice is not always simple to explain.
What about this:

A: We're all going to Universal Stud
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PreciousJones I was wondering could you come to me? Or I was wondering can you come to me?
Both are used, but it's a very casual form. It's something like "reported thought."

The formal equivalent would be, "I was wondering if you could/can come to me."

The "A" and "B" examples are all okay. Both versions are used, depending on the l
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