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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
wear or be wearing
Which is correct?
She is too big to be wearing that.
She is too big to wear that.
Thank you
She is too big to be wearing that.
She is too big to wear that.
Thank you
Top answer
Thank you Both are correct. I suspect that most people would use the first only when observing a woman actually wearing "that" at the time they mention it. The second is more generally useful, perhaps when selecting "that" as a gift for the woman in a department store.
- Thank you Both are correct.
- I suspect that most people would use the first only when observing a woman actually wearing "that" at the time they mention it.
- The second is more generally useful, perhaps when selecting "that" as a gift for the woman in a department store.
- CJ
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Anonymous Which is correct?She is too big to be wearing that.She is too big to wear that.Thank youBoth are correct. I suspect that most people would use the first only when observing a woman actually wearing "that" at the time they mention it. The second is more generally useful, perhaps when selecting "that" as a gift for the woman in a department store.
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