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Maj Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Hate
1.I hate going out to dinner when I am so tired.
2.I hate having to go out to dinner when I am so tired.
What would be the difference in meaning between these two sentences?
2.I hate having to go out to dinner when I am so tired.
What would be the difference in meaning between these two sentences?
Top answer
It's all about the thing that you hate. What do you hate? In sentence 1, the thing that you hate is "going out to dinner when I am so tired".
- It's all about the thing that you hate.
- What do you hate?
- In sentence 1, the thing that you hate is "going out to dinner when I am so tired".
- That refers to the actual act of going out, so going out to dinner whilst being tired is the thing that you hate.
- In sentence 2, you only hate the requirement, not the act.
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It's all about the thing that you hate. What do you hate?
In sentence 1, the thing that you hate is "going out to dinner when I am so tired". That refers to the actual act of going out, so going out to dinner whilst being tired is the thing that you hate.
In sentence 2, you only hate the requirement, not the act. (You might hate the act as well, of course, but t
In sentence 1, the thing that you hate is "going out to dinner when I am so tired". That refers to the actual act of going out, so going out to dinner whilst being tired is the thing that you hate.
In sentence 2, you only hate the requirement, not the act. (You might hate the act as well, of course, but t
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