Re: Eat/have dinner

Marius Hancu:
Well, let's take tack.

You mean "take another tack" (or similar). It's a count noun.

Let's assume you're writing an invitation:
"Mr. X and Mrs. X are invited to have/eat dinner at the White House."
Which of the two verbs would you use?

Nick Spalding:
Neither. "Mr. X and Mrs. X are invited to dinner at the White House."

Agreed. "For dinner" is also possible, although perhaps not on a
White House invitation.
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