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Happykev Posted 20 years ago
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He doesn't like laughing at others.
Compare to:
He doesn't like to laugh at others.
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He He doesn't like being laughed at.
Could someone tell me the difference for these sentences? Thank you.
Compare to:
He doesn't like to laugh at others.
and
He He doesn't like being laughed at.
Could someone tell me the difference for these sentences? Thank you.
Top answer
There's no real difference between the first two. In each case, "he" is the one who would be laughing. Perhaps he's very sensitive and doesn't want to hurt anyone's feelings.
- There's no real difference between the first two.
- In each case, "he" is the one who would be laughing.
- Perhaps he's very sensitive and doesn't want to hurt anyone's feelings.
- In the third sentence, others would be laughing and he would be the cause of their laughter.
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There's no real difference between the first two. In each case, "he" is the one who would be laughing. Perhaps he's very sensitive and doesn't want to hurt anyone's feelings.
In the third sentence, others would be laughing and he would be the cause of their laughter. An equivalent sentence would be "He doesn't like to be laughed at."
In the third sentence, others would be laughing and he would be the cause of their laughter. An equivalent sentence would be "He doesn't like to be laughed at."
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