prefer

The first suggests that he goes. And that's all I have to say on the matter.

To me, (1) implies a certain habit of the going. (2) would be similar to "I'd rather go there alone" (just what you feel about it, no previous experience).

Taka(1) I prefer going there alone.
(2) I prefer to go there alone.

Roughly speaking, they might be the same. But what exactly is the difference between those two?

Prefer is one of the verbs whose object can be an infinitive or a gerund and there is no difference in the meaning.

Cheers
CB

Cool Breeze

Taka(1) I prefer going there alone.
(2) I prefer to go there alone.

Roughly speaking, they might be the same. But what exactly is the difference between those two?

Prefer is one of the verbs whose object can be an infinitive or a gerund and there is no difference in the meaning.

Cool BreezePrefer is one of the verbs whose object can be an infinitive or a gerund

I know. What I'm interested in is the subtle difference between the two.

I wonder if we can say that there is no difference whatsoever between the two...

These two sentences give me the same impressions as what they give to Pieanne.

Hi Inchoateknowledge

There are of course very few words and inflections that can be said to be absolutely synonymous. Begin, start, hate, like, dislike, love, neglect, prefer, continue, and cease are often mentioned in lists of verbs that can take an infinitive or a gerund with little or no change in meaning. Some grammarians argue that with some verbs the infinitive is pre