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Ztq3 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

I'm still confuse with "coming" and "going"

Conversation with a friend
Me: I cannot go to church becase I'm coming home tonight to cook dinner for my family.
Friend: You're going home to cook dinner?

I think I used the wrong word, I should have used: I'm going home...
  

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Unless there's some exception I'm not immediately thinking of, this is actually an easy distinction to make: "Coming" is only used when you are already at the place to which you are referring . "Going" is used otherwise. There are some situations in which both can be used (at least colloquially), but if you follow this rule you won't go wrong.

— CSnyder

  • Unless there's some exception I'm not immediately thinking of, this is actually an easy distinction to make: "Coming" is only used when you are already at the place to which you are referring .
  • "Going" is used otherwise.
  • There are some situations in which both can be used (at least colloquially), but if you follow this rule you won't go wrong.
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Unless there's some exception I'm not immediately thinking of, this is actually an easy distinction to make:

"Coming" is only used when you are already at the place to which you are referring.
"Going" is used otherwise.
There are some situations in which both can be used (at least colloquially), but if you follow this rule you won't go wrong.

This is why a common c
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A few exceptions come to mind.

e.g.,

I'm going to the lake. Want to come with me?
I'm throwing a party tonight. You coming?

I'm talking to my family on the phone:
I miss you guys, too. Don't worry; I'm coming home soon!

In your case, kolokoy, it's probably going.
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