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What is the difference between I invite him for dinner and I invite him over for dinner ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between I invite him for dinner and I invite him over for dinner ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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They mean the same thing.
I would say “I’m going to invite him (over) for dinner.” Or “I’m inviting him (over) for dinner.”
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@lindsay1210 what to add over for, if it doesn't change the meaning?
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I honestly don’t know. Sometimes we say it, sometimes we don’t.
If I were just inviting someone to the house, I’d say “I’m going to invite him over.”
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