Aug 25, 2021 · "Go to" is my second choice, but I agree that it sounds a bit colloquial. I will use it only when using "open" may cause confusion. The primary example of this is when you are instructing someone to "go to" a web page to "open" a file. The term "surf" is dated and never really made much sense.

Apr 30, 2012 · Perhaps "go-to guy" would do, given "guy" is often gender-neutral these days. In context, a male or female could reasonably say "I'm your huckleberry" , but I've never heard any other related constructions using the word huckleberry .

Aug 30, 2019 · Benjamin Harman commented: In the first sentence, "go for" is a phrasal verb that means to make an attempt at. In the second sentence, the verb is simply "go" and "to" appears as a preposition that introduces the destination where the subject will arrive as a result of performing the intransitive action of the ver

Aug 26, 2022 · I like to go to the beach when I'm on holiday. I like going to the beach when I'm on holiday. This is the difference between the simple form and the continuous form. The simple and continuous forms of all verbs have their respective nuances and you should decide what you want the sentence to mean, and then choose the appropriate form.

a) I go to school by foot. b) I go to school on foot. The original question and the additional questions are easily answered quoting the authoritative Oxford Dictionaries . a) OED records on foot from XIV century: (c1325 in G. L. Brook Harley Lyrics (1968) 62 ): Þe is bettere on fote gon þen wycked hors to ryde.

Jun 9, 2012 · "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.

Apr 18, 2023 · I am attempting to find the origin or source of this proverb: “If you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go together” Most sources say that this is a translation of an African prov...

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GO-TO-HELL HAT — Garrison cap. Also known as overseas cap and fore and aft hat. And, from FUBAR F---ed Up Beyond All Recognition: Soldier Slang of World War II - Page 82 overseas cap Garrison cap. Less restrained terms included "go- to-hell cap" and "cunt cap. For Marines, "piss-cutter" and "fore-and-aft cap".

Mar 20, 2022 · A: I'll need to go to XTown tomorrow. B: Are you going to drive? C: No, I am going to cycle. This construction always uses the words "going to", and doesn't use the verb's "-ing" form. Therefore sentences 1 and 2 above are not using this construction. Rather, they are talking about "going cycling" as a leisure or exercise activity.