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victorycountry

#114943 Sun, 03 Jul 05 10:38 AM

Hi,

If someone asks me "where do you go to company"?, can I respond to the question with "I go to (say) Samsung."

Other examples.

1) Where do you go to school? => I go to Auckland University.

2) Where do you go to church? => I go to the St.Johnson Church.

Thanks in advance.

victorycountry

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Mister Micawber

#114961 Sun, 03 Jul 05 12:34 PM

Of the three questions, only 1 and 2 are natural-- and you have given natural answers.

The third question should be 'where do you work?', with the answer being 'I work at Samsun'. Some might answer, however, 'I work in Inchon'. If that happens, the questions should be re-phrased as 'who do you work for?'

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victorycountry

#114996 Sun, 03 Jul 05 03:19 PM

Hi, Mr. MM

Thanks for your help!

I was wondered whether you could ask such a way, because such a question (where do you go to company?) was on an English-Learning book, and I'd never heard such a question before. So I thought it might be an American way of saying.

victorycountry

khoff

#115089 Mon, 04 Jul 05 02:37 AM

Nope, this one sounds strange even to American ears.

khoff

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