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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

while eating/while I eat

Hello,
Which one sounds better: "I love watching movies while eating lots of garlic" or "I love watching movies while I eat lots of garlic"? I'd use the first sentence. What do you think?

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Gene93 I'd use the first sentence. I would not shy away from using the grammatical pattern in the first sentence, but I can't say I'd use that specific sentence. I'm not that fond of garlic.

— CalifJim

  • Gene93 I'd use the first sentence.
  • I would not shy away from using the grammatical pattern in the first sentence, but I can't say I'd use that specific sentence.
  • I'm not that fond of garlic.
  • There's nothing wrong with the second sentence, however.
  • CJ
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Gene93I'd use the first sentence.
I would not shy away from using the grammatical pattern in the first sentence, but I can't say I'd use that specific sentence. I'm not that fond of garlic.
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Thanks, Jim. I apologize for asking you another question, but what's wrong with the first? I have heard people use similar sentences a lot of times (while followed by progressive tense/s). I hope it's just the garlic you are not fond of. Can you detect any differences in meaning? I can't.
I ought to love it. Transylvania is not far from here.
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Gene93what's wrong with the first?
Nothing. I find it better than the second.
Gene93I hope it's just the garlic
It is. That was a joke. Where you live people just eat raw garlic cloves as if they were apples? I don't think I could handle that.

CJ
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Yeah, some people do. Emotion: big smile Especially my dad. I am still quite young, so I avoid eating that much garlic. The ladies are not fond of
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Gene93some people say that the two different constructions change the meaning of the sentence
Hmmm. Whatever the supposed difference is, it must be something so subtle that it's not worth worrying about.
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