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Wowenglish Posted 18 years ago
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I would like to know the difference between "1" and "2"
1. He got me to talk about myself
2. He got me talking about myself
1. He got me to talk about myself
2. He got me talking about myself
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The first emphasizes that he succeeded in having you talk about yourself. There is a sense that he was trying to do so. The second does not emphasize this as much, though the same idea lies behind it.
- The first emphasizes that he succeeded in having you talk about yourself.
- There is a sense that he was trying to do so.
- The second does not emphasize this as much, though the same idea lies behind it.
- Perhaps in this one, he was not really trying, however.
- Another difference is that in the first one the speaker is thinking of your talking about yourself as a single event.
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The first emphasizes that he succeeded in having you talk about yourself. There is a sense that he was trying to do so.
The second does not emphasize this as much, though the same idea lies behind it. Perhaps in this one, he was not really trying, however.
Another difference is that in the first one the speaker is thinking of your talking about yourself as a single event. In the se
The second does not emphasize this as much, though the same idea lies behind it. Perhaps in this one, he was not really trying, however.
Another difference is that in the first one the speaker is thinking of your talking about yourself as a single event. In the se
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