She comes (vs goes) to work by bus

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AlexAD

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Hello.

I am curious if you feel any difference between these two sentences,

'She comes to work by bus' and 'She goes to work by bus'.

Thanks

Alex.
 

SoothingDave

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You can say "she goes to work by bus" when you are anywhere to describe her normal behavior.

If you say "she comes to work by bus" it only makes sense if you are at "work." For example, you are in the office and the boss says "where's Suzi?"

"I don't know, she usually comes to work by bus, but she isn't here yet. Maybe there was a delay."
 

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You can say "she goes to work by bus" when you are anywhere to describe her normal behavior.

If you say "she comes to work by bus" it only makes sense if you are at "work." For example, you are in the office and the boss says "where's Suzi?"

"I don't know, she usually comes to work by bus, but she isn't here yet. Maybe there was a delay."

Thank you :-D
 

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Your thanks are appreciated, Roaa, but you don't need to send them in a separate post or to quote our replies back to us.
We are all happy to accept a simple click on the Like button as your acknowledgement of our help.


Rover:-D

 
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