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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Using "Longed for"

Can I say
I've always longed for "dying in your arms"?

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No, you long to do something. I've always longed to... go skydiving.

— BarbaraPA

  • No, you long to do something.
  • I've always longed to...
  • go skydiving.
  • see the pyramids of Egypt.
  • have a handsome stranger present me with flowers.
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No, you long to do something.

I've always longed to...

... go skydiving.
... see the pyramids of Egypt.
... have a handsome stranger present me with flowers.
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Barb, I think you should try for all three at once! [F]
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You can certainly long for someone/something.

You can even long for someone to do something.

But why make it complicated and use a gerund when an infinitive can work perfectly?
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