It's weird how we say "go to sleep" as if sleep is a place

FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca · 3 months ago

Stillwater@sh.itjust.works · 3 months ago

We “go” to lots of things that aren’t places. Im going to prove it with this sentence.

whimsy@lemmy.zip · 3 months ago

Can you do it after we go to lunch?

deegeese@sopuli.xyz · 3 months ago

In English, ‘go to’ can be used as the future subjunctive tense of the verb being conjugated.

hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.world · 3 months ago

Sounds fancy. I hope it’s not expensive to use.

samus12345@sh.itjust.works · edit-2 3 months ago

Different usage. You wouldn’t tell someone “Go to prove.” Are there any examples of “Go to [word].” where the [word] is not a physical place?

Stillwater@sh.itjust.works · 3 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 something

samus12345@sh.itjust.works · 3 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 · 3 months ago

Now you’re moving the goalposts :p

I agree it is a rare structure.