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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Word possibility

Are both the 'to form' and 'of form' possible?

Let me show you the right way of doing this.
Let me show you the right way to do this.

This is the right way of doing this exercise.
This is the right way to do this exercise.

I think both forms are correct. Am I right?

Thanks.
  

Top answer

Most people think both forms are correct. There are exceptions, such as Mr Kingsley Hart, a lecturer at Helsinki University a long time ago. He thought only of + gerund was correct after way.

— Cool Breeze

  • Most people think both forms are correct.
  • There are exceptions, such as Mr Kingsley Hart, a lecturer at Helsinki University a long time ago.
  • He thought only of + gerund was correct after way.
  • CB
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Most people think both forms are correct. There are exceptions, such as Mr Kingsley Hart, a lecturer at Helsinki University a long time ago. He thought only of + gerund was correct after way.

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Cool BreezeMost people think both forms are correct. There are exceptions, such as Mr Kingsley Hart, a lecturer at Helsinki University a long time ago. He thought only of + gerund was correct after way. CB
Interesting. I guess there always that out lier who has to complicate things. Thanks for your help.

So generally speaking both forms are correct in
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Cool BreezeThere are exceptions, such as Mr Kingsley Hart, a lecturer at Helsinki University a long time ago.
The crossover was in 1974 according to the Google N-gram Viewer.

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CalifJim Cool BreezeThere are exceptions, such as Mr Kingsley Hart, a lecturer at Helsinki University a long time ago.The crossover was in 1974 according to the Google N-gram Viewer.https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=way+to+do%2C+way+of+doing&ca
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CalifJimYes.
Great. Thanks a lot, CJ.
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