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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Suggested that we do ... and suggested doing ...

What's the difference in nuance and meaning, if any, between the following two sentences?

  1. I suggested that we eat out tonight.
  2. I suggested eating out tonight.
  

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] eat out tonight. You cannot do this with 2 because it does not mention who is going to be eating out tonight. CJ

— CalifJim

  • ] eat out tonight.
  • You cannot do this with 2 because it does not mention who is going to be eating out tonight.
  • CJ
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With 1 you can vary the mention of who is to eat out:

I suggested that [we / you / he / they / ...] eat out tonight.

You cannot do this with 2 because it does not mention who is going to be eating out tonight.

CJ

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