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Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

I don't like going / to go.

01. I don't like to go.02br
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002. I don't like going.02br
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00According to 01i00Ho's Complete English Grammar 02i00(Page 111), #1 implies that I don't like to go (so I will not go) while #2 implies that I don't like going (but I will still go). 02br
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0Really?I have always thought there is no difference except some situations for example: 02br
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0 Nope, they both mean that you do not enjoy going to the store. Neither one means that you are any more likely to go to the store.01blockquote
00Don't forget to buy some apples/I forgot buying apples.12blockquote
10The second sentence is not grammatically correct. The first is reminding you to remember to buy apples, the second is saying that you forgot
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01cite10Marvin A.12cite11blockquote
10Don't forget to buy some apples/I forgot buying apples.22blockquote
20The second sentence is not grammatically correct. The first is reminding you to remember to buy apples, the second is saying that you forgot to buy them. The 2nd should be: "I forgot to buy appl
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0Thank you ,Yankee.I just tried to mean it but my problem is that I sometimes either can't make enough explanation or explain something in such a different way that it turns out to be wrong.05000In the end I get surprised,too.05100I hope this will be not be a problem next year because we will have01i00 how to teach lessons02i00 with the accompaniment of psych
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01b00Hi Yank, 00Sorry to disagree.02b02br
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01b00I have00 00to say, I find these sentences awkward. 02b02br
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00"01b00I forget buying those apples.02b00" – Somehow I just feel something w
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0Feel free to disagree all you want, Goodman. However, beware! You seem to be blindly rejecting valid points of grammar. A very hazardous pasttime indeed.05002br
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00I didn't say those would be my preferred sentences, I simply tried to clarify Doll's example. 02br
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00Whether you happen to like those particular sentences or not, 01b00t
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01cite10Teo12cite101. I don't like to go.12br
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102. I don't like going.12br
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10According to 11i10Ho's Complete English Grammar 12i10(Page 111), #1 implies that I don't like to go (so I will not go) while #2 implies that I don't like going (but I will still go). 12b
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01cite10Yankee12cite10Feel free to disagree all you want, Goodman. However, beware! You seem to be blindly rejecting valid points of grammar. A very hazardous pasttime indeed.15112br
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10I didn't say those would be my preferred sentences, I simply tried to clarify Doll's example. 12br
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0 Thank you for pointing out my typo, Goodman. 02br
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00My point was that you seem determined to say that the difference does not exist. That is a fallacy. Doll made a valid point which I simply tried to follow up on. You have now commented on using the preposition 'about' after 'forget'. However, my comments were a response to a specific post and therefore limited to

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