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TomJ Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Q18: 'make yourself comfortable', 'make yourself at home', and 'feel at home'

Hello,

In movies, when somebody visits somebody's house as a guest, I hear all of the experssions given below. Sometimes, 'make yourself comfortable' and sometimes 'make yourself at home' or 'feel at home'. I want to ask you if we could use any of these expressions in the context we have. Do these all mean the same thing?

- Make yourself comfortable. 
- Make yourself at home.
- Feel at home. 

Thank you.
  

Top answer

They mean roughly the same thing. I would normally use 'make yourself at home' or 'feel at home' to a person who might be staying a day or two. 'Make yourself comfortable' is often used when the host has to go to another room, perhaps to do something in the kitchen for dinner.

— Philip

  • They mean roughly the same thing.
  • I would normally use 'make yourself at home' or 'feel at home' to a person who might be staying a day or two.
  • 'Make yourself comfortable' is often used when the host has to go to another room, perhaps to do something in the kitchen for dinner.
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They mean roughly the same thing. I would normally use 'make yourself at home' or 'feel at home' to a person who might be staying a day or two. 'Make yourself comfortable' is often used when the host has to go to another room, perhaps to do something in the kitchen for dinner.
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TomJwhen somebody visits somebody's house as a guest
My first choice would be "Make yourself at home" in this context, though I'm embarrassed to say that in my case, this is followed by a long list of house rules!

I think of "Make yourself comfortable" as "Take a seat" when the visit is short — an hour or so, not days.

I don't use "Feel at ho
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