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PreciousJones Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Go/come
Do you guys want to come with us? And
Do you guys want to go with us?
Are you guys going with us? And
Are you guys coming with us?
If you guys want to come with us...And
If you guys want to go with us....
What's the difference between these three sentences? Or do they essentially mean the same things?
Thanks again!
Do you guys want to go with us?
Are you guys going with us? And
Are you guys coming with us?
If you guys want to come with us...And
If you guys want to go with us....
What's the difference between these three sentences? Or do they essentially mean the same things?
Thanks again!
Top answer
Hi, come - suggests the speaker's mind is focused on the destination go - suggests it is focused on the starting point Clive
- Hi, come - suggests the speaker's mind is focused on the destination go - suggests it is focused on the starting point Clive
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Hi,
come - suggests the speaker's mind is focused on the destination
go - suggests it is focused on the starting point
Clive
come - suggests the speaker's mind is focused on the destination
go - suggests it is focused on the starting point
Clive
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CliveHi,come - suggests the speaker's mind is focused on the destinationgo - suggests it is focused on the starting pointCliveHi Clive,
So basically all three examples above essentially mean the same thing?
Thanks.
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Hi,
Well, what I explained is one subtle difference. Here are a couple more comments.
Do you guys want to come with us? And
Do you guys want to go with us?
Are you guys going with us? And
Are you guys coming with us?
This does not explicitly speak about 'want'.
Well, what I explained is one subtle difference. Here are a couple more comments.
Do you guys want to come with us? And
Do you guys want to go with us?
Are you guys going with us? And
Are you guys coming with us?
This does not explicitly speak about 'want'.
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What about this:
We're going to the zoo tomorrow and I'm on the phone with a friend and I say this to him:
"if you want to come with us tmrw, we can leave later since you guys are so far away."
Can the quoted sentence be used and is it grammatically correct?
Thank you very much.
We're going to the zoo tomorrow and I'm on the phone with a friend and I say this to him:
"if you want to come with us tmrw, we can leave later since you guys are so far away."
Can the quoted sentence be used and is it grammatically correct?
Thank you very much.
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Hi,
What about this:
We're going to the zoo tomorrow and I'm on the phone with a friend and I say this to him:
"if you want to come with us tmrw, we can leave later since you guys are so far away."
Can the quoted sentence be used Yes
What about this:
We're going to the zoo tomorrow and I'm on the phone with a friend and I say this to him:
"if you want to come with us tmrw, we can leave later since you guys are so far away."
Can the quoted sentence be used Yes
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PreciousJonesWhat's the difference between these three sentences? Or do they essentially mean the same things?There are six sentences, not three. If you're mostly interested in "come with us" vs "go with us", here's a way of looking at it. "We" are the ones going to the destination, so "we" (or where "we" are) is the reference location.
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