I go to the church on Sundays. - English example sentence

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gleki August 9, 2013 August 9, 2013 at 5:43:07 PM UTC

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I think this is different from http://tatoeba.org/eng/sentences/show/259857 in meaning.

FeuDRenais August 9, 2013 August 9, 2013 at 9:14:59 PM UTC

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I believe that they're the same. However, this sentence can also have a second meaning - i.e., when you are talking about a specific church.

So, 259857 always implies 2658081 but 2658081 does not always imply 259857.

gleki August 10, 2013 August 10, 2013 at 6:51:14 AM UTC

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"Sundays" vs. "Sunday"?

FeuDRenais August 10, 2013 August 10, 2013 at 10:01:26 AM UTC

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I would add to that and say that, if you live in a small town where there's only one church (which is fairly common), then "go to the church" basically becomes synonymous with "go to Church".

FeuDRenais August 10, 2013 August 10, 2013 at 3:41:59 PM UTC

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Yes, but even if a delivery truck driver said "I go to the church on Sundays", I would still understand it as "I go to Church on Sunday". An extra clarifier would be needed if it weren't *very* clear from the context.