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Bassa Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

English Grammar??

Do both of these sentences mean the same thing?

1) I'm going to go bring some food.

2) I'm going to bring some food.

Thanks! ^-^
  

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The first sentence doesn't really make sense to me; the second one is fine.

  • The first sentence doesn't really make sense to me; the second one is fine.
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The first sentence doesn't really make sense to me; the second one is fine.
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1) I'm going to go bring some food. This is a regional expression. I hear it often in the Southern US. It has more immediacy than the second sentence. That is, the action is happening right away.
I'm going to bring some food. - This is a future plan, maybe for the picnic next Sunday afternoon.
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In some dialects, there is a lot of overlap between "bring", take", and "get". I would say "I am going to go get some food", meaning to fetch it, but others would say (less standard) "I am going to go bring some food."
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Thanks everyone ^-^
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bassaDo both of these sentences mean the same thing? No, but each one can be correct with the appropriate context.
1) I'm going to go bring some food. (I am at your place now and we're both hungry but have no food.)
Don't worry. 'I'm going to go (to the supe
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Thanks! But we don't have to actually say. 'I'm going to go to the supermarket and bring some food back." We can just say "I'm going to go bring some food", right? The reason that you included "the supermarked and" and "back" is to show the implied place that the person is going to, right?
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bassaThanks! But we don't have to actually say. 'I'm going to go to the supermarket and bring some food back." No we don't; the addeded words are there just for context and explanation. We can just say "I'm going to go bring some food", right? Yes, if the preceding conversation provides the context. The reason that you included "the s

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