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Onizo Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Than get drunk
I've done a lot worse than get drunk in a nightclub.
So, getting drunk would be a wrong choice here, am I correct?
Can you explain why no ing?
So, getting drunk would be a wrong choice here, am I correct?
Can you explain why no ing?
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Dear Onizo "To get drunk" is an expression which means to drink an excessive amount of alcohol. The writer is minimising the seriousness of getting drunk. He has done many worse things - we can only imagine!
- Dear Onizo "To get drunk" is an expression which means to drink an excessive amount of alcohol.
- The writer is minimising the seriousness of getting drunk.
- He has done many worse things - we can only imagine!
- He is probably defending himself from an accusation of getting drunk by saying that it is not an important issue.
- Why the writer does not use the gerund here is a good question.
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Dear Onizo
"To get drunk" is an expression which means to drink an excessive amount of alcohol.
The writer is minimising the seriousness of getting drunk. He has done many worse things - we can only imagine!
He is probably defending himself from an accusation of getting drunk by saying that it is not an important issue.
Why the writer does not use the gerund here is
"To get drunk" is an expression which means to drink an excessive amount of alcohol.
The writer is minimising the seriousness of getting drunk. He has done many worse things - we can only imagine!
He is probably defending himself from an accusation of getting drunk by saying that it is not an important issue.
Why the writer does not use the gerund here is
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