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Victorycountry Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Nice to meet you/nice meeting you

Hi,
I am just wondering the grammar structure difference between "nice to meet you" and "nice meeting you"
As it looks obvious that they have the same meaning...
It's only "to-clause" and "ing-clause" difference, I think...
Well, anyway could someone please help me understand this.

Thanks in advance.
  

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blah blah A:"Nice meeting you" B: "Me too. I really enjoyed talking" A: "Good bye" B: "Good luck" To infinitive clauses are rather future-oriented and -ing clauses are rather past-oriented. paco

— Paco2004

  • blah blah A:"Nice meeting you" B: "Me too.
  • I really enjoyed talking" A: "Good bye" B: "Good luck" To infinitive clauses are rather future-oriented and -ing clauses are rather past-oriented.
  • paco
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Hello VC

A: "How do you do?"
B: "How do you do?"
A: "Nice to meet you!"
B: "Me too"
...blah blah
A:"Nice meeting you"
B: "Me too. I really enjoyed talking"
A: "Good bye"
B: "Good luck"

To infinitive clauses are rather future-oriented and -ing clauses are rather past-oriented.

paco
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