Hi, Alexander!  Awhile ago you wrote in a message to All:   
      
    AK>  -----Beginning of the citation-----   
    AK>  .... In fact, you'll write to her afterward and tell her   
    AK>  your evening wouldn't have been the same without her   
    AK>  amazing work. You will even invite her over for tea.   
    AK>  ----- The end of the citation -----   
      
    AK>  Please tell me about the difference between "invite her   
    AK>  for tea" and "invite her over for tea". ;-)   
      
      
               Sometimes people say things like "We must have the Browns over for   
   dinner [or whatever]"... by which they mean they're thinking of inviting Mr. &   
   Mrs. Brown to join them for dinner [or whatever] at home.  Without "over", the   
   location isn't specified but the net result may be the same.   
      
      
               People also use "over" in e.g. telephone conversations to refer to   
   their home &/or to the home of a friend or relative who lives nearby.   
      
        Person A:  May I borrow a cup of sugar?   
        Person B:  Sure... come on over.   
      
        Person C:  My car won't start.  I think the battery is dead.   
        Person D:  I'll be right over with my truck & jumper cables.   
      
      
               WRT your example the plot thickens.  There appears to be a budding   
   romance taking shape.  Is Our Hero thinking about what to do next & reassuring   
   himself that it was meant to be or is a friend saying "Hey, Jude, don't be too   
   shy to let her how you feel about her.  Maybe she feels the same way but she's   
   waiting for you to make the first move."?  And is he thinking of inviting this   
   gal to visit his bachelor pad without a chaperone?  If so, I reckon her family   
   could have misgivings even if it's common practice in Hollywood nowadays.  ;-)   
      
      
      
      
   --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+   
    * Origin: Wits' End, Vancouver CANADA (1:153/716)