Is "ir a por" correct?
For years I have condemned the use of a por as a solecism. I have always abhored the sentence voy a por la leche . The rationale was that we should not employ two prepositions together, in this case a and por . But language does not belong to stick-in-the mud old fogies like me, luckily. It belongs to all and has its own directions and rules. So I have changed my mind because there is a reason, I admit, for this a por . Voy a misa por mi mujer. (Because she wants me to, and to keep her happy.) Voy a misa a por mi mujer. (To collect her or pick her up.) He venido por ti. (Because of you.) He venido a por ti. (To get you.)