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Jackson6612 Posted 18 years ago
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Please don't spoil my high

Are the following sentences correct?
1: He beat me whenever he felt like to.
2: Please don't spoil my high.
  

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Hi, Are the following sentences correct? 1: He beat me whenever he felt like to it . 2: Please don't spoil my high.

  • Hi, Are the following sentences correct?
  • 1: He beat me whenever he felt like to it .
  • 2: Please don't spoil my high.
  • This is OK, but note that 'high' meaning a state of euphoria is a slang expresioin.
  • Best wshes, Clive
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Hi,

Are the following sentences correct?



1: He beat me whenever he felt like to it.

2: Please don't spoil my high.
This is OK, but note that 'high' meaning a state of euphoria is a slang expresioin.
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Clive1: He beat me whenever he felt like to it.
Using it makes no sense to me. I feel more comfortable using to, though, as you pointed out, it's incorrect. Can you explain me the reason for using it, not to?
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Hi Jackson,

I feel like... needs a noun phrase to follow it when you mean want. However, want does take the infinitive.

I feel like taking a nap = I want to take a nap

...Whenever he felt like hitting me = ...Whenever he wanted to hit me
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Hi.

1: He beat me whenever he felt like to it.
Using it makes no sense to me. I feel more comfortable using to, though, as you pointed out, it's incorrect. Can you explain me the reason for using it, not to?


Consider 'He
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He beat me whenever he felt like (doing) it. The "it" refers to the action of beating.
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Is there any difference in meaning between the following sentences?
1: He beat me whenever he felt like beating me.
2: He beat me whenever he wanted to beat me.
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Hi,

Is there any difference in meaning between the following sentences?



1: He beat me whenever he felt like beating me.

2: He beat me whenever he wanted to beat me.


'feel' - Suggests something that we don't just make a conscious d

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