Preposition or Infinitive
The UK is committed to work with France. How does the word "to" act in the following sentence?
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For the meaning that is almost certainly intended, it should be "committed to working with France", where "to" is a preposition. This sort of error (as I would call it; opinions may vary) seems to be increasing in frequency. A similar case is "look forward to do something", which I used to think was an error confined to non-native speakers, but now I hear some native speakers saying.
- For the meaning that is almost certainly intended, it should be "committed to working with France", where "to" is a preposition.
- This sort of error (as I would call it; opinions may vary) seems to be increasing in frequency.
- A similar case is "look forward to do something", which I used to think was an error confined to non-native speakers, but now I hear some native speakers saying.
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For the meaning that is almost certainly intended, it should be "committed to working with France", where "to" is a preposition. This sort of error (as I would call it; opinions may vary) seems to be increasing in frequency. A similar case is "look forward to do something", which I used to think was an error confined to non-native speakers, but now I hear some native speakers saying.
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