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Jesusengland Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

She wanted someone to talk to / She wanted to talk to someone

Hello.

What is the correct sentence?

- She wanted someone to talk to.
- She wanted to talk to someone.

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Jesusengland - She wanted someone to talk t o . The implication with this one is that she is lonely and just wants a friend to spend some time with. Jesusengland - She wanted to talk to someone .

— RayH

  • Jesusengland - She wanted someone to talk t o .
  • The implication with this one is that she is lonely and just wants a friend to spend some time with.
  • Jesusengland - She wanted to talk to someone .
  • The implication here is that something is bothering her and she needs to talk to someone about that specific concern (not just to chat about things in general).
  • Granted these are fairly fine distinctions and the exact meaning of each will depend to a large extent on the surrounding context.
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Jesusengland- She wanted someone to talk to.
The implication with this one is that she is lonely and just wants a friend to spend some time with.
Jesusengland- She wanted to talk to someone.
The implication here is that something is bothering her
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