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Palinkasocsi Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

There's no point to + infinitive?

Dear Friends,

As I know, 'there's no point to' is generally followed by the gerund. In Art Company's Susanna, however, they sing:

"There's no point to start again."

Is the infinitive acceptable too?

Palinkasocsi
  

Top answer

Only "there's not point in do ing that" sounds good to me. Others may be able to verify the correctness of "point to".

— Philip

  • Only "there's not point in do ing that" sounds good to me.
  • Others may be able to verify the correctness of "point to".
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Only "there's not point in doing that" sounds good to me. Others may be able to verify the correctness of "point to".
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PhilipOnly "there's no point in doing that" sounds good to me
Hi,
That's exactly what I was taught.
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Palinkasocsi"There's no point to start again."

Is the infinitive acceptable too?
If the meaning is

There is no point (step in a process) at which we can start again.

then the infinitive is acceptable.

It is not acceptable in the usual idiomatic meaning:

It makes no sense to start again.

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PhilipOnly "there's no point in doing that" sounds good to me
Hi,
That's exactly what I was taught.
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PhilipIn is optional, at least in casual speech.
Thank you very much. Emotion: smile
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Thanks for the suggestions. As I feel from your answers, it is not safe (usual) to use the infinitive with 'there's no point'.

Take care,

Palinkasocsi
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