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come over to my desk vs come over my desk

The correct phrase is "come over to my desk." The preposition "to" is necessary in this context to indicate the direction of movement towards the desk. "Come over my desk" is not correct as it lacks the preposition needed for clarity.

Last updated: March 29, 2024 • 6741 views

come over to my desk

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to invite someone to move towards your desk or to indicate where you are located.

Examples:

  • Could you come over to my desk for a quick chat?
  • I'll be waiting for you to come over to my desk.
  • Please come over to my desk when you have a moment.
  • He asked me to come over to his desk to discuss the project.
  • She always comes over to my desk to ask for help.
  • Aug 21, 2019 ... Your boss will rarely say: Come over to my desk, we'll have tea together ;). See a translation.
  • Aug 9, 2023 ... Can I tell a coworker to not come over to my desk because they smell like cigarettes? It's bad... They're in tech, and sometimes we need to ...
  • Feb 3, 2018 ... I had no budget to buy Zerto, but I easily resolved this by asking my manager to come over to my desk to show him the software I was trialling.
  • ... come over to my desk, she nodded with a smile in agreement, once she sat down beside me she took a notebook and pencil out from her bag "Ok kids, you guys ...
  • Dec 14, 2015 ... Last week, there was a student that came in after recess and looked visible distraught. I motioned for him to come over to my desk and ...
  • Apr 5, 2022 ... 10:15 AM: I have one of the senior strategists come over to my desk 15 minutes into my work; they want to talk, so we go find a room, and ...
  • Dec 28, 2019 ... One coworker, in particular, used to come over to my desk regularly to chat about, well, pretty much anything. She was obviously trying to ...
  • Jul 17, 2006 ... Come over to my desk to help me with an annoying computer problem. While being the knight in shining armor ask, “is that Mike Doughty ...
  • 8 am - Coffee in hand, I come over to my desk and find a “please come see me” note from the director on my chair. Not again. I have explained to this guy so ...

Alternatives:

  • come to my desk
  • come over here to my desk
  • come over to where I am at my desk
  • come over to my office
  • come over to this side of my desk

come over my desk

This phrase is not correct in English.

  • Apr 5, 2014 ... Also we have different managers. The most annoying part is, why would you call someone to your desk when you can so easily come over my desk.
  • Oct 23, 2024 ... I have had three designs come over my desk in the last month that want this.... I have quoted Crestron one beyond and Seer vision.... but ...
  • Jun 18, 2024 ... I've had a customer request come over my desk that I haven't yet found a solution for. They recently made the full switch to Office365 and ...
  • Just talking with you about the process of directing notes, files and call messages which come over my desk was so helpful. The piles and files still come ...
  • Oct 3, 2021 ... Goeters (student representative). In what follows, I offer a sample of what has come over my desk and through my phone since May.
  • Nov 4, 2023 ... That is not true. I have never actually seen an invoice with this title out of the 1000's of invoices that have come over my desk. Thank you.
  • Mar 18, 1988 ... Re: Federal Funding for Pennsylvania Indigent Health Care. Dear Tim,. The preliminary draft of the Lewin Report has just come over my desk, and ...
  • Aug 21, 2014 ... I have a project that has just come over my desk which includes 3 small businesses sharing common ADA restrooms. The number of restrooms is ...
  • I always dread this next task of picking out my 'best work' of the year, as I usually forget most of the work that has come over my desk in the last 12 ...

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