I'd probably use going if I were to inform someone who is NOT at the new, intended destination home , in this case that I would be starting from my present location and moving towards home the new destination. And I'd use coming if I were to be informing someone who is already at the intended destination home that I would be starting from my present location and moving towards the intended destination home where the person I'm speaking to is already present, as I mentioned.
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In a nutshell: Coming. You are moving towards the person you are speaking to. You are moving away from the person you are speaking to. Virtuous Legend Nigel Atkinson Nigel Atkinson 2 2 bronze badges. Thank you for the answer. To be very clear you would not say coming if you initially are moving towards the person. If you are at home talking to someone , and mentioning you will be away, you say: I'm coming back home next week. That's easy to remember. Lambie Lambie Agree with all but the last explanatory sentence.
First, did you mean 'in person' instead of 'in public'? Either way, if you are talking to family or friends from home , then the usage is likely to be 'coming' not 'going'. I don't see this conversation being any different whether mum is on the phone at home, at her expat offspring's foreign abode, or in public in the country where said offspring is working.
The last sentence - You to someone whom resides at the family home: 1. Not saying that makes it any less confusing - a full explanation is for an answer. It's all about where the speaker is: Your mum comes to visit you at university: She can say: Are you coming home next week? Or She can say: Are you going home next week?
We'll be in Rome then.
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