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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

To be or being

Are both of these sentence correct? If so, is there a difference in meaning?

I don't like to be put under pressure.
I don't like being put under pressure.

I going to try yo say what I think. Is the first one more of a general statement and the second is used at the moment of the event, maybe?
  

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Context is everything. They strike me as both suitable for a general statement of preference. But if someone was pressuring you to do something you didn't want to do, you're right.

— Deadrat

  • Context is everything.
  • They strike me as both suitable for a general statement of preference.
  • But if someone was pressuring you to do something you didn't want to do, you're right.
  • The first is simply a general statement with the clear implication that mentioning it means you'd like the bother to stop, and the second with its present progressive tense means that you feel that the pressure is being applied as you speak.
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Context is everything. They strike me as both suitable for a general statement of preference. But if someone was pressuring you to do something you didn't want to do, you're right. The first is simply a general statement with the clear implication that mentioning it means you'd like the bother to stop, and the second with its present progressive tense means that you feel that the pressure is be
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deadratContext is everything. They strike me as both suitable for a general statement of preference. But if someone was pressuring you to do something you didn't want to do, you're right. The first is simply a general statement with the clear implication that mentioning it means you'd like the bother to stop, and the second with its present progressive tense means that yo
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