In English, ‘go to’ can be used as the future subjunctive tense of the verb being conjugated.
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Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
We “go” to lots of things that aren’t places. Im going to prove it with this sentence.
deegeese@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Sounds fancy. I hope it’s not expensive to use.
TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
Planning to go into detail, or was that it?
Empricorn@feddit.nl 2 months ago
Go to ass.
IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 2 months ago
if you insist ;-)
megane_kun@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
I’ve got to go think about it for a second, and then I get to realize what it meant.
pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
I’m going to go to sleep.
Double going!
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Let’s not go off the rails.
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Different usage. You wouldn’t say “I’m going to prove.” or tell someone “Go to prove.” Are there any examples of “I’m going to [word].” or “Go to [word].” where the [word] is not a physical place?
OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Yes. We regularly say “go to [verb]”.
Go to eat
Go to learn
Go to exerciseSaying “go to sleep” is exectly the same.
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Not exactly. Compare being told “Go to sleep!” with “Go to eat!” “Go to learn!” “Go to exercise!” It makes sense grammatically, but nobody says it like that. They sound like something a non-native speaker would say.
OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
It is grammatically correct to use them. It’s the same rule. We’re just used to using/hearing one but not the others.
Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Not many… Heres what i came up with though: Go to great lengths
Go to an extreme
Go to bat for something
Go to town on somethingsamus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Still different usages because they require more words to make sense. “Go to sleep” is a weird figure of speech.
Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Now you’re moving the goalposts :p
I agree it is a rare structure.
whimsy@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
Can you do it after we go to lunch?
expatriado@lemmy.world 2 months ago
…into space. go figure
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I think I’m going to vomit.
Goun@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
Is it nice there?