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a question to fans from UK
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Mitya said on March 21, 2005 15:37:
I want to ask you guys (and girls) as native speskers of English: do you ever say “go to sleep” -in the meaning “go to bed “, or is it a grammar mistake?
steven said on March 21, 2005 17:20:
I say “go to sleep” to my wife all the time...
...she never listens though :(
ally77 said on March 21, 2005 18:51:
Yeah my mum would often come into my room and say “GO TO SLEEP” along with some other words when I refused to switch off my CD’s in my younger days!
I now tell the dog to “Go To Sleep”!
Mitya said on March 22, 2005 16:07:
just at school and at uni we were always told that native speakers don‘t say “go to sleep “- the right variant is “go to bed “
so, now I know you do say so
thanx for replies
rox-kuryliw said on March 22, 2005 20:18:
depends if your in bed already , then if there in bed its go to sleep . :)
Rich-UK said on March 21, 2005 15:43:
Hi Mitya. The phrase “go to sleep” in the song Go To Sleep is perfectly fine. If you are in bed but are still awake then you can say “I wish I could go to sleep now”: either “go to sleep” or “fall asleep” in this context are fine. Although if I was standing up and I wanted to go to sleep I would probably say “I’m going to go to bed now”. Hope this helps! All the best, Rich ;-)