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Is it correct saying "We didn't go to visit the Sistine Chapel"? Or is it better "we didn't go and visit the Sistine Chapel"?
15. Feb. 2024 22:02
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I prefer #1, but #2 is just as good if you omit some words. #1 has two interpretations: a) We went there (Rome, for example), but our purpose for going there was not to visit the Sistine Chapel. b) We didn't visit the Sistine Chapel. #2 is the same as: We didn't visit the Sistine Chapel. We didn't go to the Sistine Chapel. We didn't go visit Sistine Chapel.
17. Februar 2024
These both sound fine to me.
16. Februar 2024
By itself, the first is ambiguous. (It could mean ‘We went (somewhere) but our reason for going wasn’t to visit the Sistine Chapel.) The second is a little odd. What do you mean by ‘go and visit’? In the positive you can add an unnecessary ‘go’ but it doesn’t sound natural in the negative.
16. Februar 2024
Both are correct. #1 is maybe a little more common, but I use both forms in my daily life. Good luck!
16. Februar 2024
“We didn’t visit the Sistine Chapel” sounds smoothest to me.
15. Februar 2024
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