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Bellinda Posted 17 years ago
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Hello,
can anyone, please, explain the difference between "go to lunch" and "go for lunch" to me?

E.g.: After school I went to lunch / for lunch to my grandma's / to the school canteen.

Thanks,
Bell.
  

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Hello, bellinda-- and welcome to English Forums. There is no practical difference in your sentences, and both are in common use. There are many more important things to study, but you may consider these: I am going for [the purpose of] lunch.

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  • Hello, bellinda-- and welcome to English Forums.
  • There is no practical difference in your sentences, and both are in common use.
  • There are many more important things to study, but you may consider these: I am going for [the purpose of] lunch.
  • I am going to [the location/event of] lunch.
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Hello, bellinda-- and welcome to English Forums. There is no practical difference in your sentences, and both are in common use. There are many more important things to study, but you may consider these:

I am going for [the purpose of] lunch.
I am going to [the location/event of] lunch.
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Hi. Thanks for the reply. Actually, I was correcting a pupil's assignment and I realized that I wasn't sure whether I can take his "After school I went to lunch" or correct it ( for).
Prepositions are quite difficult to master for us = non-native speakers.
Thanks again and I'll be back as soon as I have another doubt.
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