Why is there 'down'?
heldon: What do you want, mom?
Mrs Cooper: You know how your daddy used to say that you can only fish for so long before you got to throw a stick of dynamite in the water?
Sheldon: Yeah.
Mrs Cooper: Well, I’m done fishing. (Throwing a pair of trousers on the bed) You put those on.
Sheldon: What for?
Mrs Cooper: Because you’re going to go down to your office, you’re going to apologise to your boss, and get your job back.
Sheldon: No.
Tara2 Why is there 'down'? 'up', 'down', and 'over' are commonly added (at ^) in "go ^ to" in casual, conversational speech. They don't add any significant meaning, and they frequently don't even suggest a direction that matches the word used.
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Tara2Why is there 'down'?
'up', 'down', and 'over' are commonly added (at ^) in "go ^ to" in casual, conversational speech. They don't add any significant meaning, and they frequently don't even suggest a direction that matches the word used. They only add a little emphasis to the idea of motion.
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