Let's go to Joe's bar. vs. Let's go to the bar. vs . Let's go to a bar. If the name (proper noun) of the bar is "The 1020", use it in full. Let's go to The 1020. If the name is "1020" without "the", but you have a choice of several nearby bars you could say. Let's go to the 1020 bar.

Go figure people—Scott Turow {fr Yiddish gey vays, "go know"} Notwithstanding the "contradictory or astonishing" language in Chapman & Kipfer's definition of "Go figure," the example from The Nation seems very much in line with Ayto's observation that the expression is often "used to suggest that the conclusion to be drawn about something is ...

2012年6月9日 · "go to golf/chess club/rugby practice etc" tends to imply going along to an 'organised event' that happens on a regular basis. So saying "go to shopping" doesn't usually make sense, because it implies that there is an organised 'event' called "shopping" that you go to regularly, and that's not usually the case with shopping.

2013年8月7日 · Often times when I go to fill forms and apply for programs at government agencies or other places, they often ask me whether I have another name that people call me. I'm Chinese and I use my native name in my legal documents, IDs, etc. and Theo is what my friends and other poeple call me.

2015年5月8日 · "I go to school five days a week." "When I go home, I pass by the airport." When referring to a specific building, the article is used. "Can you tell me where the school is?" Also, titles of institutions often contain articles and these should be used when referring to them. "I studied at The London School of Economics."

2013年10月10日 · In 2010, linguist Neal Whitman wrote it's the Prime Time for "Imma" commenting on its use in pop lyrics.. In fact, this Imma (also spelled I'ma, I'mma, Ima, and I'm a) is not the contraction I'm followed by a, but a contraction of I'm gonna — which, of course, is a contraction of I'm going to, which is itself a contraction of I am going to.

2020年6月15日 · According to Wiktionary, the (now archaic meaning of) "go to" in your first example is: Used imperatively to express protest or surprise; "come, now!". An example from Shakespeare's Macbeth is given there, as well: [Act V, Scene I] Doctor: Go to, go to. You have known what you should not. This same use is corroborated by Merriam-Webster:

2016年4月12日 · The definition for "go-to" that I'm interested in is: "Denoting a person or thing that may be relied on or is regularly sought out in a particular situation." (Source: Google's definition) I want a more formal word for this, but I couldn't find synonyms in …

2019年9月24日 · This question is related to these two posts (please read those answers too): "Get to do something" What is difference between GOT TO and HAVE TO For example: "I got to spend time with my

to go on foot: to walk as opposed to ‘ride.’ (OED) and, according to Oxford Dictionaries. to go on/by foot: walking rather than travelling by car or using other transport. This explains why the singular form is used. 3. Are there instances when the expression by foot is preferred?