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Tenacious Learner Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

'went to a film' versus 'went to see a film'

Hi teachers,
I found this sentence, 'They went to a film a few days ago'. Why not, 'They went to see a film a few days ago'?

Thanks in advance.
  

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Thinking Spain 'They went to a film a few days ago' We understand the meaning as 'They went to the cinema' or 'They went to see a fim',both of which, in the right context, mean the same thing. 'They went to a film' is more informal, but not uncommon in conversation in British English.

— Fivejedjon

  • Thinking Spain 'They went to a film a few days ago' We understand the meaning as 'They went to the cinema' or 'They went to see a fim',both of which, in the right context, mean the same thing.
  • 'They went to a film' is more informal, but not uncommon in conversation in British English.
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Thinking Spain 'They went to a film a few days ago'
We understand the meaning as 'They went to the cinema' or 'They went to see a fim',both of which, in the right context, mean the same thing. 'They went to a film' is more informal, but not uncommon in conversation in British English.
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And 'They went to a movie' in AmE.
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Mister MicawberAnd 'They went to a movie' in AmE.
Hi Mister Micawber,
Thank you for your reply. Is it, 'They went to the movies' still possible in AmE?

TS
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'They went to the movies' still possible in AmE?- Yes, that too, but probably less commonly now that we get to see only one movie for our admission fee.
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