She will come/go to your company

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Winwin2011

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1. She will go to your office at 11 am to pick up the goods.
2. She will come to your office at 11 am to pick up the goods.

I mean she will arrive at your office at 11 am.Which of the above is correct?
 
It depends whether the person referred to will be in their office at 11 am or not. If they will, use 'come'. If they will not, use 'go'.
 
It depends whether the person referred to will be in their office at 11 am or not. If they will, use 'come'. If they will not, use 'go'.

1. Can I go to your office at 11am tomorrow to pick up the goods?
2. Can I come to our office at 11am tomorrow to pick up the goods?

If I don’t know whether the person referred to will be in their office at 11 am tomorrow or not, is “go” not natural?
 
I would use "Can I come to your office tomorrow?" whether the person was going to be there or not. However, using first person direct speech doesn't necessarily give the same result as your original post where a third person "she" was involved.
 
I would use "Can I come to your office tomorrow?" whether the person was going to be there or not. However, using first person direct speech doesn't necessarily give the same result as your original post where a third person "she" was involved.

1. Can she go to your office at 11 am tomorrow to pick up the goods?
2. Can she come to your office at 11 am tomorrow to pick up the goods?

If I ask the listener on behalf of her, and I don’t know whether the listener will be there. Which of the above sentence is correct?
 
I'd use "come" in that context. If I were talking directly to the woman ("she") who will make the trip to the office, I'd use "Can you go to the office tomorrow to pick up the goods?"
 
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