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Tamguatlay Posted 18 years ago
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'went' or 'left for home'

0We hopped into our car and 01u00went02u00 / 01u00left for02u00 home happily.02br
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00Should I use 'went' or 'left for'? It is common to see 'went home'. But I feel it's funny because 'went home' seems to mean that 'I reached home the next instant'. It is as though I went home in a rocket.02br
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01b01i00Left for02i02b00 or 01b01i00went02i02b00-- both are fine.0-
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01cite10tamguatlay12cite10We hopped into our car and 11u10went12u10 / 11u10left for12u10 home happily.12blockquote
10If you actually reached home as planned, then either one is fine. However, if you intended to go home but then had all sorts of adventures before arriving, "left
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That's a minor but vital distinction

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