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Liveinjapan Posted 18 years ago
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committed to

We are committed to supply products that satisfy our customers' highest expectation.

"supply" should be "supplying", right?
"be committed to + infinitive" doesn't make sense, right?
  

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Liveinjapan We are committed to supply products that satisfy our customers' highest expectation. I would rephrase as: We are committed to supplying products that satisfy our customers' highest expectations..

  • Liveinjapan We are committed to supply products that satisfy our customers' highest expectation.
  • I would rephrase as: We are committed to supplying products that satisfy our customers' highest expectations..
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LiveinjapanWe are committed to supply products that satisfy our customers' highest expectation.


I would rephrase as: We are committed to supplying products that satisfy our customers' highest expectations..
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Thank you all.
I found a few to-infinitive forms on the http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1197, but I believe we should use ing forms as learners.
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Hi LiJ, This is an interesting question. My dictionary doesn't offer a separate adjective listing.
You can use it as a stand-alone. Are you with us on this? (reply) Yes, I'm committed.

I think your web examples are incorrect. When it has an object, I believe "to" is required. He's committed to affirmative action. "To" is a preposition, right?
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AvangiSo if you wish to use the infinitive as an object, it seems to me you'd need a second "to." He's committed to to leave by four o'clock. Perhaps that's why we choose the present participle (gerund): He's committed to leaving by four o'clock.

I have no idea what the official word is on this.

Hi all
The official
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Many thanks, CB. (I always thought it was an African American spiritual.)

Long live political correctness!
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Cool Breezeall prepositions require a gerund
CB, I'm a little surprised to hear this.

She came to see me. (Is see a gerund?)
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You're gonna kick yourself: "to" is not a preposition!

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