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Yellowstarstruck Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Go and come

Situation (A person asks you to come to a party. It is that person's party.)
A. Can you come to the party?
B. Sorry I can't come.

Situation (A person asks you go to a party. It is not their party. Someone else party)
A. Can you go to the party?
B. Sorry I can't go.
(Using come would be wrong wouldn't it?)

A. Can you come to my birthday party?
B. Sorry I can't come.

A. Can you go to Bill's party? ( Here you show an invitation but it is not your party but Bill's)
B. Sorry I can't go.

Are the above correct? Thanks Fulvio
  

Top answer

Hello, Fulvio. Your choices are basically correct, but there is no absolute necessity for B to respond with the same verb as A uses. Much depends on the surrounding context and on the speaker's mental vantage point re coming and going.

— Mister Micawber

  • Hello, Fulvio.
  • Your choices are basically correct, but there is no absolute necessity for B to respond with the same verb as A uses.
  • Much depends on the surrounding context and on the speaker's mental vantage point re coming and going.
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Hello, Fulvio.

Your choices are basically correct, but there is no absolute necessity for B to respond with the same verb as A uses. Much depends on the surrounding context and on the speaker's mental vantage point re coming and going.
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