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Sabrynazulkyfly Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Help...

So,I heard a line from a movie that goes like this...

"I'm racking my brain trying to figure out how to compete with that."

I just don't get the usage of "trying" after "racking".I mean,shouldn't it be

"I'm racking my brain to try to figure out how to compete with that."?

  

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Both "trying" and "to try" are used. sabrynazulkyfly So,I heard a line from a movie that goes like this... I recommend that you do not open a new topic with the word "So".

  • Both "trying" and "to try" are used.
  • sabrynazulkyfly So,I heard a line from a movie that goes like this...
  • I recommend that you do not open a new topic with the word "So".
  • To me it is just wrong.
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Both "trying" and "to try" are used.

sabrynazulkyflySo,I heard a line from a movie that goes like this...

I recommend that you do not open a new topic with the word "So". To me it is just wrong.

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