Timeline for Word Choice -difference between "came by" or "came"?
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| Mar 13, 2017 at 12:07 | history | migrated | from english.stackexchange.com (revisions) | ||
| Mar 12, 2017 at 5:08 | answer | added | LordNaeNae | timeline score: 1 | |
| Mar 12, 2017 at 2:28 | comment | added | Jim | For example, I was on my way to the post office but I wanted to come by to wish you luck on your exam. | |
| Mar 12, 2017 at 2:26 | comment | added | Jim | Came by, dropped by, stopped by, etc connote not staying for long and usually the visit is just a stop inside some larger trip for a different purpose. | |
| Mar 12, 2017 at 2:23 | history | asked | Minz | CC BY-SA 3.0 |