Andrea
do/make/give/have/throw a party. Which of these are correct? Any other possibilities?
Oct 11, 2016 4:37 PM
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Hi Andrea I would probably say have a party or throw a party. If you are arranging a party for someone else you might say you were giving a party.However you could also use have or throw!! Wouldn't say do or make. However party is the important word that everyone will understand! Enjoy! Cheers Ennis
October 11, 2016
'To make a party' is perfectly acceptable but polite, old fashioned and it means something subtly different. It means coming together as a group to do something; as in 'I met some friends and we decided to make a party for an adventure' or 'The Jones family and the Smiths made a party for a picnic'. It isn't used to hold a party as an event. There you go; there's another one: 'To hold a party'. This infers you are the host. You can also 'host a party'.
October 11, 2016
Throw a party is the one I hear the most.
October 11, 2016
"give a party", "have a party", "throw a party" all mean YOU are the one responsible for the party (you arranged it). "Do a party", or "make a party" would not be used as much, they sound a bit unnatural, though they essentially mean the same thing.
October 11, 2016
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