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PreciousJones Posted 14 years ago
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My friends and I are having dinner and chatting about an upcoming wedding.

His parents are gonna be at the wedding and they're flying in from another city.

My friend says: "Yeah! My parents are going/coming to the wedding too!"

Which one is correct or are both useable?

Thanks.
  

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My friends and I are having dinner and chatting about an upcoming wedding. His parents are going to be be at the wedding and they're flying in from another city. My friend says: "Yeah!

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My friends and I are having dinner and chatting about an upcoming wedding.

His parents are going to be be at the wedding and they're flying in from another city.

My friend says: "Yeah! My parents are going/ coming to the wedding too!"
Rover
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Rover_KE My friends and I are having dinner and chatting about an upcoming wedding.His parents are going to be be at the wedding and they're flying in from another city. My friend says: "Yeah! My parents are going/ coming to the wedding too!" Rover
Shouldn't it be 'going to the wedding too', since we're all having dinner without his parents and they're
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What about: My friends and I are planning a trip to Utah and some of them haven't decided if they're going or not.

I say, "Are Devon and Anita coming/going with us?

Or

"Are they going/coming to Utah with us?"
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PreciousJones
Shouldn't it be 'going to the wedding too', since we're all having dinner without his parents and they're somewhere else at the moment.
I assumed from '...they're flying in from another city' that the wedding was to take place in the city where you dining. In that case they would be coming.

If
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