Do / go climbing, mountain biking and fishing
WEBDec 14, 2023. #11. I think the snarky idiom where someone says "I don't do breakfast / happy / excuses" is different from the positive usage in "I do climbing, mountain biking and fishing," which is where this thread started six years ago. Although that specific sentence may be iffy, it's not unusual in the US to use sentences like the following:
go <climbing a mountain>/<mountain climbing>
WEBMar 28, 2020 — [4] We shall go climbing the mountain unless it rains tomorrow. [5] He went looking for jobs. Background: Structures like “go v-ing”, where the verb is an intransitive one, are commonly seen (e.g. go shopping, go fishing), but I am not sure if “go v-ing”, where the verb is a transitive one, is a common structure.
'do' or 'go' with certain sports and activities
WEBJun 8, 2011. #1. Hello everybody, this is not a new topic being discussed here, but anyway not clear to me.. With most sports or activities we use ' go ', for example ' go swimming, running, jogging, climbing, skiing, fishing, etc.'. with others we use 'do', for example 'do karate, yoga, boxing, decoupage, flower arranging, the washing-up, etc.
Do you go climbing too? - WordReference Forums
WEBSep 26, 2015 — A is surprised to meet B in the moutain when A's going climbing. Because A didn't know B went climbing. So A says this to B when he sees B: "Do you go climbing too?" I find the use of too sounds really awkward to me. Do you think my attempt is correct? Thank you so much
The weather was very cold, consequently/nevertheless, we decided …
WEBAug 15, 2016 — The weather was very cold, nevertheless, we decided to go mountain climbing. Two main clauses/statements need a conjunction, not a parenthetical adverb. It was, nevertheless, a little unkind. One main clause/statement. Does not need a conjunction and parenthetical adverb is fine. The weather was very cold. Nevertheless, we decided …
Go study / go studying / go to study | WordReference Forums
WEBAmerican English. May 2, 2011. #6. "To go study" is different from "go study." "To go" is an infinitive. However, "to go <"bare infinitive" [without "to"] of selected verb>" is idiomatic in American English to mean "go somewhere and then perform the action of the following verb." It doesn't work with every verb, but it does work with "study ...
Go, walk, climb up/down the stairs | WordReference Forums
WEBMar 25, 2022 — Senior Member. New Jersey, US. English - Northeast US. Mar 25, 2022. #2. There is no difference among "walk/climb/go" up the stairs. They all refer to the same action of using your legs to progress upward on a staircase. You've included an example sentence with a ladder, though. You can "climb" or "go" up a ladder, but you don't "walk" up a ladder.
I go to the gym sometimes vs I sometimes go to the gym.
WEBEnglish (Midlands UK) Nov 8, 2016. #3. You can put sometimes in three different places in that sentence, and all of them are perfectly OK. There's no difference in meaning, a very slight difference in emphasis. (Sometimes) I (sometimes) go to the gym (sometimes). [Cross-posted.]
go about (doing something) | WordReference Forums
WEBDec 2, 2012 — Hi all! Can "go about" be used with the meaning "do something regularly"? Two examples: 1) There's this guy nicknamed Spiderman who goes about climbing famous buildings. 2) Have you seen the art by this bloke who goes about painting huge graffiti on the sides of buildings? Thank you in advance.
Going up the building? | WordReference Forums
WEBJun 6, 2011 — My reaction was the same - to go up inside (no thought of climbing the outside) but at the same time, my thought was that it would be quite a tall building to create the original poster's question. I don't think I'd consider going "up" a 5 stor(e)y building to be and adventure - but I probably wouldn't walk past such a building and thein "I ...