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I tOok lunch vs I had lunch

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I took lunch' is less common and might be used in informal situations or in certain dialects, or when you are physically carrying your lunch from one location to another. 'I had lunch' is the more standard and widely used phrase to express the action of eating lunch.
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I tOok lunch

This phrase is less common and might be used in informal situations or in certain dialects.

This phrase can be used to informally express the action of eating lunch. It is less formal than 'I had lunch.'
  • Aug 2, 2021 ... 30 votes, 10 comments. I took lunch after my fifth hour. It was a busy day and I forgot to take it before. Nobody or nothing specifically ...
  • Oct 11, 2017 ... When I worked away from home, I took lunch (or dinner when I taught at night) with me almost every day. It wasn't that I worked in.
  • Apr 10, 2022 ... One of the reasons I took lunch OFF company property. I wasn't getting paid on lunch, so I'm not gonna stay onsite. Want me to stay onsite ...
  • 9 hours ago ... Well today I took lunch out with me which consists of corn cakes an avocado and some cherry tomatoes But I forgot a knife. I'm like omg how do I ...
  • Jun 11, 2021 ... That was if I took lunch at all. Building a business is hard and crazy work. But hey, if Judy suggested it, I was going to try it. I'd call ...
  • Jul 30, 2008 ... I took lunch, leaving him to patch the gild, and at the same time, took the opportunity to walk around the Hayes Valley neighborhood and ...
  • Jun 21, 2012 ... This is fine for the lunch activity, but it doesn't adjust the previous work work related task before I took lunch, so the net is that the ...
  • Apr 15, 2024 ... If I took lunch to school, it was likely a sandwich- turkey, or tuna fish or peanut butter and jelly (on white bread). I don't remember too ...
  • Apr 14, 2022 ... ... I took lunch in a paper bag. I reused the same paper bag over and over until it fell apart! In high school one year I took so many classes I ...

Alternatives:

  • I had lunch
  • I ate lunch

I had lunch

This is the more standard and widely used phrase to express the action of eating lunch.

'I had lunch' is the common and standard way to express that you ate lunch. It is suitable for both formal and informal situations.
  • Aug 20, 2017 ... I had lunch is correct. We do not use articles before the name of meals(i.e. breakfast, lunch, and dinner). Whereas, “I had ...
  • #298 I had lunch with Sam Zell. Founders. Apr 2023. 1 hr 30 min. What I learned from having lunch with Sam Zell and reading Zeckendorf: The Autobiography of The ...
  • Dec 31, 2015 ... What is the difference in nuance between (1) and (2): (1) I have had lunch. (2) I had lunch.
  • 4 days ago ... Visited Maranello a few months ago, and I had lunch at a pizzeria near the Ferrari Museum - this was the menu! · Comments Section.
  • Oct 8, 2024 ... I Thought A MAGA Bot Was Trolling Me. Then He Asked Me To Lunch — And I Was Surprised By Who Showed Up. When I told my friends and colleagues I ...
  • Feb 6, 2019 ... “At the point in the past when I came home, there was a point further in the past when I had lunch.” The second example is fully ...
  • Oct 4, 2024 ... vvchambers on October 4, 2024: "A week ago today, I had lunch at Le Deux Magots in Paris with Bernie Rodgers, who was dean of the college ...
  • Jan 27, 2017 ... When I had Lunch with Prof. Stephen Hawking ... Karan Jani, Ph.D. ... Karan Jani, Ph.D. Cornelius Vanderbilt Dean's Faculty | Director ...
  • Nov 7, 2019 ... 4M likes, 106K comments - courteneycoxofficial on November 7, 2019: "Guess who I had lunch with today....I KNOW!! Could I BE any happier?
  • Aug 23, 2023 ... Today I had lunch with my first manager as a full time Microsoft employee. It was great to catchup with Dave Cortright!

Alternatives:

  • I ate lunch
  • I had something to eat for lunch

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