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Do you come here often?

Interrogative sentence B1 Interrogative sentence

A common, often cliché, question used to initiate conversation with a stranger, usually in a social setting like a bar or café, implying interest in getting to know them. It can also be asked genuinely to someone encountered repeatedly in a specific place.

Do you come here often?: A common, often cliché, question used to initiate conversation with a stranger, usually in a social…

Definition

'Do you come here often?' is a common English collocation. A common, often cliché, question used to initiate conversation with a stranger, usually in a social setting like a bar or café, implying interest in getting to know them. It can also be asked genuinely to someone encountered repeatedly in a specific place.

Fixed interrogative phrase

“Do you come here often?”

Examples

  • Sarah chuckled when Mark, trying to be suave, asked, "Do you come here often?"
  • "I feel like I've seen you before," she mused, then directly asked, "Do you come here often?"
  • At the jazz club, a stranger approached her table and, with a hopeful smile, inquired, "Do you come here often?"
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  • He used the classic line, "Do you come here often?" hoping to start a conversation with the woman at the bar.
  • It was her first time at the dog park, so she was surprised when another owner greeted her with, "Do you come here often?"
  • "Excuse me," he began, "I couldn't help but notice you. Do you come here often?"
  • Feeling awkward but determined, he finally gathered the courage to ask the barista, "Do you come here often?"
  • She rolled her eyes internally when yet another person tried the old pickup line: "Do you come here often?"
  • My friend joked, "When in doubt, just ask 'Do you come here often?'" before heading to the party.

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