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"Stay to" or "stay for"



 
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"Stay to" or "stay for" #1 (permalink) Sat Jun 17, 2006 12:37 pm   "Stay to" or "stay for"		  
Hi

Which one is correct?

1- Would you stay-----------lunch?( to-for)

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"Stay to" or "stay for" #2 (permalink) Sat Jun 17, 2006 13:46 pm   "Stay to" or "stay for"		  
Hi Tom

Personally, I'd only say "Would you (like to) stay for lunch."

I'd be more tempted to use the word to with a verb such as "come".

But this may be one of those BE vs. AmE things....

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