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Ghkgrk Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Have a lunch and have lunch.

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00I read some quiestions posted on a website that focus on the grammar of English.02br
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00One of those is that "Did you have a lunch, and did you eat lunch." 02br
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00A person who answered that question said "a lunch to 'lunch' Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner don't need an article 'a' "02br
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00So I was looking for the right answer by searching "have a lunch and have lunch" on google.com.02br
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00The result Google show me is that both of them are widespread on lots of website and posting.02br
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0From what I can see, most of the Google result are of this kind: "have a lunch 01b 00break02b 00", "have a lunch 01b 00date", 02b 00"have a lunch 01b 00menu02b 00", etc... The "a" goes with "break", "date", "menu", not with luch. You can rephrase them as: "a break for lunch", "a date at lunch time", "a menu for lunch".

— Pieanne

  • 0From what I can see, most of the Google result are of this kind: "have a lunch 01b 00break02b 00", "have a lunch 01b 00date", 02b 00"have a lunch 01b 00menu02b 00", etc...
  • The "a" goes with "break", "date", "menu", not with luch.
  • You can rephrase them as: "a break for lunch", "a date at lunch time", "a menu for lunch".
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0From what I can see, most of the Google result are of this kind: "have a lunch 01b00break02b00", "have a lunch 01b00date", 02b00"have a lunch 01b00menu02b00", etc... The "a" goes with "break", "date", "menu", not with luch. You can rephrase them as: "a break for lunch", "a date at lunch time", "a menu for lunch". In these exam
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01cite10Ghkgrk12cite10Hi everyone, 12br
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10One of those is that "Did you have a lunch, and did you eat lunch." 12br
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10A person who answered that question said "a lunch to 'lunch'
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0You have lunch, and you have breakfast, and you have dinner; but you have 01b00a02b00 good lunch, or you order 01b00an02b00 English breakfast, or you attend 01b00a02b00 regimental dinner.02br
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00You go for lunch, at lunchtime; or you go to lunch. But when you go for lunch, you go to a restaurant where 
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Hi

You cannot say "lunch" with any article.

Therefore, "have lunch" is the right expression.

You also have to say "breakfast" and "dinner" wihout an article.

However, it is okay to say "a nice lunch".

I mean, when lunch is modified, an article is needed.

I hope it would be helpful.
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AnonymousYou cannot say "lunch" with any article.
Then how do you explain this? Emotion: smile

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"Lunch" refers to the meal. "A lunch" is an event.

"I'm going to lunch" usually means, "I'm going to eat (something)"

"I'm going to a lunch" usually means the more specific "I'm going to eat (somewhere)"
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thanks for the answer guys
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Hi There!

Which is then correct?
I am now a little bit confused.
Should I say:

A mandatory lunch with your boss.
or
Mandatory lunch with you boss.

Thank you in advance.
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AnonymousWhich is then correct?
What is the sentence?
"mandatory lunch" sounds like an event that you cannot be excused from:

We have scheduled you for a mandatory lunch with your boss.

Compare:
You are going to have lunch with your boss. It is mandatory that you be there.
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