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   mark lewis to Alexander Koryagin   
   invite over   
   09 Nov 18 10:47:40   
   
    On 2018 Nov 09 13:19:22, you wrote to me:   
      
    AK>>> Please tell me about the difference between "invite her for tea" and   
    AK>>> "invite her over for tea". ;-)   
      
    ML>> none, really...   
      
    AK> Although, I always thought that every word means something. ;-)   
    AK> Probably I could also say "invite her up for tea" or "invite her down   
    AK> for tea" or "invite her in for tea" ;=)   
      
   this is true... english is a ""bit"" more verbose than other languages... the   
   additional word, in this case, clarifies things a little more than the bare   
   phrase... you could clarify even more by saying   
      
     invite her for tea on sunday.   
     invite her over to the club for tea.   
     invite her to the club for tea on sunday.   
      
   or similar... the additions just clarify more in most cases that i can think   
   of...   
      
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