I frequently hear “come” when the speaker means “go” instead.<\/p>\n
Problem:<\/strong> Explanation:<\/strong> “Go”<\/em> Examples: Use “come” when you (or another speaker) are telling the listener to travel to a location where you (or another speaker) currently reside.<\/p>\n “Come”<\/em> Examples: Solution:<\/strong> I frequently hear “come” when the speaker means “go” instead. Problem: The verbs “come” and “go” are not interchangeable. Explanation: Use “go” when you (or another speaker) are telling the listener to travel to a location other than where you (or another speaker) currently reside. “Go” Examples: 1. Please go to my friend in London.…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-common-english-blunders","category-verbs","category-versus"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nThe verbs “come” and “go” are not interchangeable.<\/p>\n
\nUse “go” when you (or another speaker) are telling the listener to travel to a location other than where you (or another speaker) currently reside.<\/p>\n
\n1. Please go to my friend in London.
\n2. Jim, who today is in Houston on business, asked Mary to go to his friend in London.<\/p>\n
\n1. Please come to me.
\n2. Jim, who lives in Denver, asked Mary to come to him at his temporary office in Houston.<\/p>\n
\nUse “come” when the person making the request is at the destination.
\nUse “go” when the person making the request is NOT at the destination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"