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Kai
English Grammar.
"let's go see a movie".
or
"let's go watch a movie".
Hi friends, Which one is right?.
29 apr 2019 13:13
Risposte · 6
1
Both phrases are completely correct in North America.
Here are some related examples from Practical English Usage 3rd edition by Michael Swan, p45.
section 53 subsection 2 - come/go and ...
excerpt "Come and ..., go and ..., run and ..., hurry up and ..., stay and ... are often used informally."
"Come and have a drink"
section 53 subsection 3 - American English
"In informal American English, 'and' is sometimes dropped after base forms 'go' and 'come.' "
"Let's go see if Anne's home."
29 aprile 2019
1
"Watch" is correct and more appropriate, however certain people (Americans especially) use "see" too.
The reason you would use "watch" is because you will be observing over a period of time (the duration of the film that is), as opposed to merely looking at something or visiting someone/something.
29 aprile 2019
1
Hi Kai! First of all I need to say that the way you wrote both sentences are incorrect because you should have written "go to". In my opinion I would say "Let's go to see a movie" when you are referring to go to a place (like the cinema) while at the cinema you are "watching" a movie.
I hope that this helps you!
29 aprile 2019
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Cinese (mandarino), Cinese (cantonese), Cinese (hokkien), Inglese, Indonesiano, Malese, Russo
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