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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Grammar

Which is an absolutely unacceptable sentence:

Come to him.

Go to me.
  

Top answer

go to me is wrong!

  • go to me is wrong!
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come to me or go away from me are possible but not go to me
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Relatives squabbling over the possessions of a deceased family member might say "That was supposed to go to me!".

They aren't speaking from their own perspective, but from the perspective of the family or the deceased.
The more palatable alternative "That was supposed to come to me!" sounds even more greedy and childish.

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