have a party or throw a party?

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have a party or throw a party?

christofor

have a party or throw a party?

Hi everybody! I am a little bit confused about this "throw a party"...Which is the difference between "have a party" and "throw a party"? Please, help me...
Thanks a lot,
Lily (Christofor!!)

4 Apr 2011

chenchen_castrourdiales

Dear Christofor,

As far as I know "have a party" and "throw a party" are both synonyms. Other synonyms could be "hold"; "organize"; "give".

Let �s wait to see what other teachers say.

4 Apr 2011

blunderbuster

"throw a party" is informal.

4 Apr 2011

Apodo

Throw a party is an informal way of saying have a party.

4 Apr 2011