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Faisalkhan Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

What is the difference between these two words?

Go for and go after?
  

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They can appear with different meanings. Which ones are you talking about? Go for broke Go for coffee Go for his throat Go for someone else Go for a blonde Go for two weeks etc.

  • They can appear with different meanings.
  • Which ones are you talking about?
  • Go for broke Go for coffee Go for his throat Go for someone else Go for a blonde Go for two weeks etc.
  • Go after the robber Go after I do Go after Tuesday etc.
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They can appear with different meanings. Which ones are you talking about?

Go for broke
Go for coffee
Go for his throat
Go for someone else
Go for a blonde
Go for two weeks
etc.

Go after the robber
Go after I do
Go after Tuesday
etc.
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Go after a video tape. (very important tape which is kind of lost)

Why don't we use go for instead of go after?
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Go after a video tape. (very important tape which is kind of lost-- The verb doesn't necessarily mean this; it can just mean 'go to get at a distance'.)

Go for a video tape.-- This means 'go with the purpose of getting a video tape'.

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