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Bookmark or Share- gerunds - prefer doing vs prefer to do - English Language Learners ...There is a subtle difference, but it's not due to something being a single event or not. I prefer to have a cup of coffee (this time). This isn't talking about a particular event because of to have, it's a particular event because of the use of a in the sentence construction. Contrast it with the following:
- infinitive vs gerund - to afford *doing* something - English Language ...Another thought... interpreting the "small number of results" as "meaning something" has a sampling bias. If there were less books and more unscripted speech, you would have different numbers. snailplane touches on this in the analysis of five results for "afford going". –
- What's the correct usage of "something of something" and "something's ...Car parts or engine parts are things that can be replaced. BUT parts of a car can also be understood as: the engine, the hood, the roof, the chassis, and not something replaceable as in something you can buy at an auto parts' store. The parts of a car are not necessarily car parts! This can only be learned through experience.
- grammar - How about someone do something? - English Language Learners ...Can "how about" be used in this way? I heard it in an episode of Grey's Anatomy: How about we don't talk to her anymore? Because from what I've learned after "how about" we're
- word choice - Do you say you feel pride 'for' something or you feel ...I am proud of him - I feel proud because I helped him achieve something. I have pride in him - I am proud that I am associatied with him. I am proud for him - I feel empathetic pride because of his solo achievement . You dont feel pride "for" something unless that thing is capable of feeling pride itself and you are emulating that feeling due ...
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