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Kekel Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

lunch vs. to have lunch

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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00I had to explain it to a girl who could not accept it (in fact, she thinks she knows everything 05000 ). She told me it is the same as to "eat" and that's it. I'm sure a person cannot use I eat lunch because there is another expression for that.

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00I had to explain it to a girl who could not accept it (in fact, she thinks she knows everything 05000 ).
  • She told me it is the same as to "eat" and that's it.
  • I'm sure a person cannot use I eat lunch because there is another expression for that.
  • 02i 02br 02br 01i 00I am having lunch with Mary.
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0Hi,02br
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01font00I had to explain it to a girl who could not accept it (in fact, she thinks she knows everything 05000 ). She told me it is the same as to "eat" and that's it. I'm sure a person cannot use I eat lunch because there is another expression for that. could anyone give me a better explanation so I can help her??02font
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0 Thanks Clive! but we have this expression in our English book, so I would like to know if the second expression is used more frequently than the others you posted??0-
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0 Hello Clive,02br
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00Eating lunch? Why can you say it? Doesn't lunch mean the action of eating something? 02br
00Why is it possible to write another "eat" more?02br
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00Oh, I don't know what I have tonight!02br
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00Thanks in advance!:) 0-
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0Hi guys,02br
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01font00we have this expression in our English book, so I would like to know if the second expression is used more frequently than the others you posted??02font02br
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01i00I am eating lunch with Mary.02i00 Common and informal02br
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0 It sounds strange because there are many possibilities.02br
00thanks a lot again 050010id5
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01cite10Clive12cite11font10Eating lunch? Why can you say it? 10<<< Because10we like to say it. 15012font12br
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11font10Doesn't lunch mean the action of eating something? 10Yes, it does.12font12br
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0Hi,02br
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01font00So, if I say "I am going to eat lunch", it wouldn't be wrong, would it? What if I write it somewhere, in an essay for example, would the teacher say it is incorrect?02font02br
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01font00Your teacher might say it's too informal in a context where she wants you to do form
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0Aha, I got it I guess!02br
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00Informal essay: "I am going to eat lunch"02br
00Formal essay: "I am going to have lunch"02br
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00Thanks Clive!:)0-
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