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Flowersun2013 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

"journey to become" or "journey to becoming"

".. take the next step on my journey to become a ...."

I vote for "to become," but a friend of mine who is a native English speaker actually wrote "my journey of becoming..."? Are both correct? If so, what are the subtle differences between these two?

Thanks a lot!
  

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flowersun2013 Are both correct? I think they are both grammatically correct, but 'becoming' is certainly clunkier. flowersun2013 what are the subtle differences between these two?

— Mister Micawber

  • flowersun2013 Are both correct?
  • I think they are both grammatically correct, but 'becoming' is certainly clunkier.
  • flowersun2013 what are the subtle differences between these two?
  • There is nothing subtle there.
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flowersun2013Are both correct?
I think they are both grammatically correct, but 'becoming' is certainly clunkier.
flowersun2013what are the subtle differences between these two?
There is nothing subtle there.
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OK. Somehow "journey to becoming" sound weird to me, and it is surprising that this is not a grammar error. For example, people always say "a tool to identify errors," "a place to enjoy the weekend" etc. It would be strange to say "a tool to identifying errors" or "a place to enjoying the weekend."
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Still, it is case by case collocation.

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