Semantic analysis
Hi.
At the airport we can see tourists coming and going (come and go) all
day long.
At the airport we can see tourists come and go all
day long.
Is there any difference in meaning between the above two sentences?
Top answer
The meaning of the two sentences is the same: you can see tourists arriving and leaving all day at the airport. However, there is the slightest difference in tone between the two. The one with "come and go" has a harsher tone to it.
- The meaning of the two sentences is the same: you can see tourists arriving and leaving all day at the airport.
- However, there is the slightest difference in tone between the two.
- The one with "come and go" has a harsher tone to it.
- The speaker may have a negative opinion of tourists, or may be jaded about all this arriving and leaving every day, or may see an existential quality in this coming and going, etc.
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The meaning of the two sentences is the same: you can see tourists arriving and leaving all day at the airport. However, there is the slightest difference in tone between the two. The one with "come and go" has a harsher tone to it. The speaker may have a negative opinion of tourists, or may be jaded about all this arriving and leaving every day, or may see an existential quality in this c
0There is no significant difference in meaning. My personal tendency would be to use the first one.
0Persian Learnersee tourists coming and going
This suggests that we watch their movements. There is a sense of activity.
Persian Learnersee tourists come and go
This suggests that we notice their arrivals and departures. There is a sense of "now you see them; now you don't"; they appear; they disappear.
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