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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Shopping

hello, my question is about the word shopping. why do people say "lets go shopping" if shopping is an action thats currently happening?

why not say "lets go shop"?
  

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Anonymous why do people say "lets go shopping" if shopping is an action thats currently happening? It's not currently happening. " is a suggestion.

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  • Anonymous why do people say "lets go shopping" if shopping is an action thats currently happening?
  • It's not currently happening.
  • " is a suggestion.
  • ' when you are not shopping.
  • why not say "lets go shop"?
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Anonymous why do people say "lets go shopping" if shopping is an action thats currently happening? It's not currently happening. "Let's go shopping." is a suggestion.

You can say 'I like shopping.' when you are not shopping.



why not say "lets go shop"? You can say that too, but "shopping" is much more commonly said.
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Hi,

lets go. . . let's go . . .

It's a shortened form of the almost archaic let us go . . .

Clive
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