[susan53]

Yes. I'd use them in both situations.

[fface]

Hi susan,

If you are in the water right now (in the pool, in the river or in the sea), is it correct to say these sentences below?

Let's swim.
Let's go for a swim.
Let's go and swim.

Thank you very much.

[susan53]

Let's swim - possible, but even more likely, Let's have a swim.
But for the others, it depends on what you mean by "in the water". If you're already up to your waist in water (for instance if you're in the sea but have just been standing up and playing with a ball, or in a swimming pool but have been standing an the shallow end for ten minutes talking to a friend), expressions with "go" would make no sense - you don't have to "go" anywhere as you're already there. But if you were just walking along the beach with just your feet in the water, then "go" makes more sense, as you do have to walk further into the water before you can start swimming.

[fface]

Hi susan,

Is there any subtle difference between these sentences below?

1. Let's go to see Ann this Sunday.
2. Le's go and see Ann this Sunday.
3. Let's go see Ann this Sunday.

Thanks a million.

[susan53]

No - the same. 3 sounds a bit more informal to me and more likely in US than UK English (??) But I'd say all of them.

Sue

[fface]

Hi susan,

What's the difference between go shopping and do the shopping and go window shopping?

Thanks a lot.

[susan53]

It might have been better to start a new thread for this one as you've changed topic slightly and this is getting rather long. However :

1. Do the shopping : means for food, household stuff etc. Eg I'm going to the supermarket to do the shopping. What do you want for dinner tonight? / I forgot to get the milk when I did the shopping this morning / My husband and I always go to the supermarket on Saturday morning and do the shopping for the week.

2. Go shopping : Could be for food etc as above but could also be eg for clothes and other things : examples...
a) I forgot to get the milk when I went shopping this morning. I spent so long in the bookshop that it went right out of my head.
b) I went shopping in the centre of town yesterday and bought a new pair of trousers.

3. Go window shopping is quite different - it means to wander around the shops looking at things but without the intention of actually buying anything that day - possibly because you don't have enough money at the time, or because you want to look at things before deciding, or simply because you enjoy wandering round the shops. Eg I went window shopping in town this morning and saw a pair of trousers which I really liked. They were expensive though. I might go back and get them next week after I get paid. I'll think about it.