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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Which one is correct?

Let's go to save the cat. OR
Let's go save the cat.
  

Top answer

The first sentence.

  • The first sentence.
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Hi

To show a sense of "following on", we quite often use "and" here. In common speech, I'd say that your second, shortened version, is fine too:

- Let's go and save the cat
- Let's go save the cat

Dave
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dave_anon- Let's go save the cat
This is American English.
dave_anon- Let's go and save the cat
This is non-American English.
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Hi

I really don't think it's that simple anymore. In South-east London, my usage is influenced by people of dozens of English-speaking cultures; and by US usage on the radio, TV and web

Gonna have to take a rain check on that one

Dave
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I'm American and they both sound ok to me. The two verbs require a conjunction ("go and save").

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