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have a lunch or have lunch?
Which one is correct, have a lunch or have lunch?
16 de jun. de 2015 13:57
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99.9% of the time, when we talk about eating our midday meal, we say 'have lunch'.
I have lunch in the canteen.
Do you want to have lunch together tomorrow?
I'm hungry because I haven't had lunch yet.
This is the same for all meals - breakfast, lunch, dinner, supper.
The only time when you would say 'a lunch' is when this is a formal occasion or celebration of some kind. For example, you might say:
'We're going to hold a special meal for the CEO's retirement and invite all the company's employees. We'll either have a lunch or a dinner at a nearby hotel.'
But, as you can see, this is a fairly unusual usage.
16 de junio de 2015
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I would add to this that, for me, there is two options in this situation.
1) Let's have lunch!
OR, quite commonly:
2) Let's have some lunch!
I would never really use "a lunch" in this context. It is more to describe a formal ocassion that you will attend, for example: "I have been invited to a lunch at the club with Sarah's friends".
It refers to the ocassion, and not JUST the meal.
Tom
16 de junio de 2015
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Keita
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Inglés, Japonés
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