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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"?
2024년 2월 15일 오후 10:02
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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.
2024년 2월 17일
These both sound fine to me.
2024년 2월 16일
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.
2024년 2월 16일
Both are correct. #1 is maybe a little more common, but I use both forms in my daily life. Good luck!
2024년 2월 16일
“We didn’t visit the Sistine Chapel” sounds smoothest to me.
2024년 2월 15일
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