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What's the difference between these two ways of saying "I'm driving to meet a
friend"?

> 俺は友達に **会いに** 運転している
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> 俺は友達に **会って** 運転している

Is this the difference between between V-stem and V-te conjunctives, one is
written and the other colloquial?
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Difference between 会いに vs 会って
In the form 「連用形(continuative form)+に+移動動詞(motion verb)」, the 移動動詞 can be 行く,
来る, 帰る, 戻る, 出る, 出かける, 入る, etc.

> ◎「会いに行く」"go to see" 「会いに来る」"come to see" 「会いに帰る」"come back to see" ...  
>  ✕「会いに運転する」 sounds incorrect.

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俺は友達に会って運転している would be interpreted as "I met my friend and am driving."

To say "I'm driving to meet my friend", I would probably say...

> 「車で友達に会いに行く(ところだ)」 _lit._ I'm (on my way) going to meet a friend by car.
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