Re: come/go?

"Shine" asks about:
... If I had known you were in hospital, I would have *gone* to
visit you.

"David" writes:
... it depends where Liz is when
she speaks that sentence. If she's in the hospital, then "come" is
right. If she's somewhere else - if Gary has left the hospital
before she speaks the sentence - then either "gone" or "come" is OK.

No, it depends on where Liz is *thinking about being*.

Other verb pairs that work like come/go include bring/take and
immigrate/emigrate.
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