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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

For lunch / to lunch

Hi, there,

can anybody, please explain the difference between "go to lunch" and "go for lunch".

E.g. After school I went to lunch / for lunch to my grandma's,

Thanks,

Belinda
  

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I say these common expressions all the time without thinking much about the difference - they mean the same thing. But I the order of the phrases changes and the other preposition, too. I go to Grandma's for lunch.

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  • I say these common expressions all the time without thinking much about the difference - they mean the same thing.
  • But I the order of the phrases changes and the other preposition, too.
  • I go to Grandma's for lunch.
  • I go to lunch at Grandma's.
  • I go to Grandma's to eat lunch with her.
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I say these common expressions all the time without thinking much about the difference - they mean the same thing.
But I the order of the phrases changes and the other preposition, too.
  • I go to Grandma's for lunch.
  • I go to lunch at Grandma's.
  • I go to Grandma's to eat lunch with her.
  • Let's go out for lunch.
  • Let's go to the canteen for lunc
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