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5 March
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What is the difference between stop by and swing by ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between stop by and swing by ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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5 March
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- English (US)
Please stop by the store and buy some milk.
SLANG: Swing by my house if you are in the neighborhood.
PROPER: The monkey uses a vine to swing by the banana tree.
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- Spanish (Mexico) Near fluent
They mean the same thing, “swing by” just sounds cooler because it isn’t a literal translation.
I’m just going to stop by for a second.
I’m just going to swing by for a second.
- English (US)
Please stop by the store and buy some milk.
SLANG: Swing by my house if you are in the neighborhood.
PROPER: The monkey uses a vine to swing by the banana tree.

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