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Wowenglish Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Nerve
I wonder if there is subtle difference between "1" and "2".
1. You have some nerve telling me what to do.
2. You have some nerve to tell me what to do.
1. You have some nerve telling me what to do.
2. You have some nerve to tell me what to do.
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Hi Wowenglish, The use of 'have some nerve + VERBing", as in sentence 1, is basically a fixed sort of way for the speaker to say that someone else has behaved rather brazenly in a particular situation. Your second sentence might possibly be used the same way, but I'd say that "have some nerve to VERB" is probably more likely to simply be used to mean 'have some/the courage to do something'.
- Hi Wowenglish, The use of 'have some nerve + VERBing", as in sentence 1, is basically a fixed sort of way for the speaker to say that someone else has behaved rather brazenly in a particular situation.
- Your second sentence might possibly be used the same way, but I'd say that "have some nerve to VERB" is probably more likely to simply be used to mean 'have some/the courage to do something'.
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Hi Wowenglish,
The use of 'have some nerve + VERBing", as in sentence 1, is basically a fixed sort of way for the speaker to say that someone else has behaved rather brazenly in a particular situation.
Your second sentence might possibly be used the same way, but I'd say that "have some nerve to VERB" is probably more likely to simply be used to mean 'have some/the courage to do
The use of 'have some nerve + VERBing", as in sentence 1, is basically a fixed sort of way for the speaker to say that someone else has behaved rather brazenly in a particular situation.
Your second sentence might possibly be used the same way, but I'd say that "have some nerve to VERB" is probably more likely to simply be used to mean 'have some/the courage to do
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