student asking question

Can I say “come back to sleep”? Can you tell me the differences between “come” and “go”?

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Native speaker’s answer

Rebecca

Good question. In this context, 'Go back to sleep' is asking for Anna to 'go back to her room' and sleep. 'Go' is used when the speaker (Elsa) is asking the listener (Anna) to move to another direction. On the other hand, if Elsa asks Anna to 'come back to sleep,' Elsa is asking Anna to join in her bed to sleep together. 'Come' is used to describe a certain movement or action between the speaker (Elsa) and the listener (Anna).

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