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J Lin Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

difference between these two

is always having to do
Always have to

I just saw the first one being used, and it sounds a little odd to me. So what's the difference?
  

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J Lin I just saw the first one being used, and it sounds a little odd to me. It is a little odd. It's used very much less than "always has/have to".

— CalifJim

  • J Lin I just saw the first one being used, and it sounds a little odd to me.
  • It is a little odd.
  • It's used very much less than "always has/have to".
  • The continuous form suggests that the speaker (or someone mentioned in the sentence) is exasperated by the situation — that the situation is a nuisance.
  • Billy's mother is always having to stop him from pulling the dog's tail.
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J LinI just saw the first one being used, and it sounds a little odd to me.
It is a little odd. It's used very much less than "always has/have to". The continuous form suggests that the speaker (or someone mentioned in the sentence) is exasperated by the situation — that the situation is a nuisance.

Billy's mother is always having to stop him fro
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