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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Go over to / go over
What is the difference between "I went over to him" and "I went to him"?
A friend of mine says that using 'over' adds a distance perspective, therefore I can't use "go over to" when visiting someone for instance in the same building as I am. Another says it is perfectly all right to use "go over to" someone in the same building, and it only adds the intention to visit him on foot more than just saying "go to" someone. I'm looking forward to hearing from you. Thank you.
A friend of mine says that using 'over' adds a distance perspective, therefore I can't use "go over to" when visiting someone for instance in the same building as I am. Another says it is perfectly all right to use "go over to" someone in the same building, and it only adds the intention to visit him on foot more than just saying "go to" someone. I'm looking forward to hearing from you. Thank you.
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Hi, These expressions are pretty idiomatic. Here are a few comments. I went to Tom's (place) - This is how we often say we visited someone.
- Hi, These expressions are pretty idiomatic.
- Here are a few comments.
- I went to Tom's (place) - This is how we often say we visited someone.
- Note we speak of going to the place rather than to the person.
- We commonly omit 'place', but retain the possessive.
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Hi,
These expressions are pretty idiomatic. Here are a few comments.
I went to Tom's (place) - This is how we often say we visited someone. Note we speak of going to the place rather than to the person. We commonly omit 'place', but retain the possessive.
I went over to Tom's (place) - The 'over' does add a feeling of distance, but I'd say that mainly it a
These expressions are pretty idiomatic. Here are a few comments.
I went to Tom's (place) - This is how we often say we visited someone. Note we speak of going to the place rather than to the person. We commonly omit 'place', but retain the possessive.
I went over to Tom's (place) - The 'over' does add a feeling of distance, but I'd say that mainly it a
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Hi Clive,
Thank you very much for the precise explanation. It cleared my confusion completely. It motivated me to study English more. Thank you.
Sachiko, from Japan
Thank you very much for the precise explanation. It cleared my confusion completely. It motivated me to study English more. Thank you.
Sachiko, from Japan
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