"Come with us!" Or did you mean, "Go with us?"

My cousin Gene from Connecticut asked me about the difference between "come with us" and "go with us." I know that both are used interchangeably but he wanted to know which was more correct. I did some reading on this and this is how I understand the difference between the two:

"Come" obviously means "to go to a certain point." The expression, "come with" seems to indicate moving toward the destination point with someone leading the way. So, if you want to talk about going to a place and inviting someone to go with you, then, "come with me" or "come with us" is more correct.

"Go" means something similar, which is "to move to a certain place." However, according to some Internet sources, it seems that the expression "go with" is informal speech for dating--"I'm going with..." or deciding on something--"I'm going with that color."

There's also the expression, "go away from me," which uses "go" to mean "move away."

Now, both "come" and "go" have many meanings. Some of them are colloquialisms already, such as the more vulgar use of "come." Their definitions may change depending on what is being talked about.

As to cousin Gene's question, I think the more proper is "come with us."

If you've got any questions for me, do let me know! Thanks to Kat who said that she learns a lot from my blog.

Cheers!