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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Go for a swim VS. Go swimming

What is the difference between 'go for a swim' and 'go swimming'? Actually I thought I knew it but because of the definition by some dictionaries, I got confused. Please help me out.

Cf. swim [countable]


a period of time that you spend swimming:

Let's go for a swim.


Why do we have to think about a period of time there? Thank you so much as usual and have a good day.
  

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Anonymous Why do we have to think about a period of time there? I don't. They mean the same, and I am liable to use either one without fear or favour.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous Why do we have to think about a period of time there?
  • I don't.
  • They mean the same, and I am liable to use either one without fear or favour.
  • Both are an activity: one suggests a complete event ('a swim') while the other suggests the action ('swimming') but the practical difference is insignificant.
  • Work on your irregular verb forms instead.
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AnonymousWhy do we have to think about a period of time there?
I don't. They mean the same, and I am liable to use either one without fear or favour. Both are an activity: one suggests a complete event ('a swim') while the other suggests the action ('swimming') but the practical difference is insignificant. Work on your irregular verb forms instead.
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Thank you for clear and quick answers and sometimes I feel like definitions by dictionaries make me confused and they are somewhat different from what we really use, right? And if you do not mind, what does the meaning of a period of time intend? Thank you so much as usual.
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Anonymousa period of time
An hour, three hours, a day, a weekend, 3 years, a class period, etc: any set of grouped time units.
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