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Hslovic Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

The word "hearing"

Is this sentence grammatically correet?

"I was excited about hearing Celtics winning the game."

Please advise. H. Slovic
  

Top answer

The grammar is OK, but the semantics are not. It says that you enjoyed the hearing itself, not the information. I suggest that you mean this: I was excited to hear that the Celtics won.

— Mister Micawber

  • The grammar is OK, but the semantics are not.
  • It says that you enjoyed the hearing itself, not the information.
  • I suggest that you mean this: I was excited to hear that the Celtics won.
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The grammar is OK, but the semantics are not. It says that you enjoyed the hearing itself, not the information. I suggest that you mean this:

I was excited to hear that the Celtics won.
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Or, possibly,

I was excited [to hear / hearing] about the Celtics winning the game.

CJ
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