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Gu-Hoon Kwon Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

What's difference between "have a party" and "throw a party"

What's difference between "have a party" and "throw a party"?
  

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"have a party" is for people who have very elegant and carefully-planned sophisticated occasions. "

  • "have a party" is for people who have very elegant and carefully-planned sophisticated occasions.
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"have a party" is for people who have very elegant and carefully-planned sophisticated occasions.

"throw a party" is for young people who spontaneously say to a bunch of friends: "Bring over some beer and chips and we'll party."
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You don't think you can say "Martha is throwing a party in honor of George's retirement next month. Make sure you put it on your calendar now so you don't miss it."?
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BarbaraPAYou don't think you can say "Martha is throwing a party in honor of George's retirement next month. Make sure you put it on your calendar now so you don't miss it."?
I could.
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Then you mean both expression have the same meaning? Or any else?
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Then you mean both expressions have the same meaning?
Yes, they do. The context is a little different in my opinion.

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