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Tara2 Posted 4 years ago
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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.

  

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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.

  • 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.
  • They only add a little emphasis to the idea of motion.
  • Found online: If you go down to the Big Brother house today, you'll be sure of a big surprise.
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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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If you go down to the B

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