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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
About how to use "hate"
Which is more common or are both natural?
·My father hates me to play a video game.
·My father hates for me to play a video game.
·My father hates me to play a video game.
·My father hates for me to play a video game.
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This one is OK ·My father hates for me to play a video game. You can also say: My father hates my playing video games.
- This one is OK ·My father hates for me to play a video game.
- You can also say: My father hates my playing video games.
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This one is OK
·My father hates for me to play a video game.
You can also say:
My father hates my playing video games.
·My father hates for me to play a video game.
You can also say:
My father hates my playing video games.
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Hi A-stars,
That's interesting. In my idiolect, it's normal to say
My father hates me to play a video game.
but it's not considered good English to say
My father hates for me to play a video game.
I wonder if this is a USA vs. British thing? I forget.
Best wishes, Clive
That's interesting. In my idiolect, it's normal to say
My father hates me to play a video game.
but it's not considered good English to say
My father hates for me to play a video game.
I wonder if this is a USA vs. British thing? I forget.
Best wishes, Clive
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Dear AlpheccaStars,
What a quick response!
You answered me only in 3 minutes!!
Thank you very much.
What a quick response!
You answered me only in 3 minutes!!
Thank you very much.
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CliveHi A-stars,
That's interesting. In my idiolect, it's normal to say
My father hates me to play a video game.
but it's not considered good English to say
My father
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My two cents.
My father hates it when I play video games.
That's the first thing that would come out of my mouth! I don't know what region that comes from. I find the one with "for" the next most acceptable.
It seems to me that it should be "this video game" or "video games". "a video game" doesn't do it for me.
CJ
My father hates it when I play video games.
That's the first thing that would come out of my mouth! I don't know what region that comes from. I find the one with "for" the next most acceptable.
It seems to me that it should be "this video game" or "video games". "a video game" doesn't do it for me.
CJ
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CJ:
I agree with you that the sentence with the clause sounds more natural than either the one with the infinitive phrase or the one with the gerund phrase.
All the best,
A-
I agree with you that the sentence with the clause sounds more natural than either the one with the infinitive phrase or the one with the gerund phrase.
All the best,
A-
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