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Navitasan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Building a stadium
1) I talked to him about building a stadium in that place.
2) I talked to him about the building of a stadium in that place.
Would that sentence be used if neither I nor he were going to build the stadium or finance the building of it?
I think '1' implies that at least one of us would be involved in the project (I or he is an engineer, the mayor, etc.) but '2' could be used in any context.
Gratefully,
Navi.
2) I talked to him about the building of a stadium in that place.
Would that sentence be used if neither I nor he were going to build the stadium or finance the building of it?
I think '1' implies that at least one of us would be involved in the project (I or he is an engineer, the mayor, etc.) but '2' could be used in any context.
Gratefully,
Navi.
Top answer
navitasan Would that sentence be used if neither I nor he were going to build the stadium or finance the building of it? Sure. In a bar, perhaps, with a stranger, over a beer or two.
- navitasan Would that sentence be used if neither I nor he were going to build the stadium or finance the building of it?
- Sure.
- In a bar, perhaps, with a stranger, over a beer or two.
- ) but '2' could be used in any context.
- No, no difference except #2 is a more formal (even hyper-formal) structure.
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navitasanWould that sentence be used if neither I nor he were going to build the stadium or finance the building of it?Sure. In a bar, perhaps, with a stranger, over a beer or two.
navitasanI think '1' implies that at least one of us would be involved in the project (I or he is an engineer, the mayor, etc.) but '2' could be used in an
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