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You can use a gerund in any English-speaking country-- the US, Britain, South Africa, etc.
Just joking, Herakles.
A gerund is an -ing verb form used as a noun, and can be used just about anywhere you use a noun:
Subject: A picnic is fun. Picnicking is fun.
Object: I like Mediterranean cuisine. I like Mediterranean cooking.
Complement: My hobby is philately. My hobby is stamp collecting.
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| #3 (permalink) Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:03 am Where can I use gerund? |
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Thanks a lot
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| #4 (permalink) Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:06 am Where can I use gerund? |
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but what is better to use
" I like Mediterranean cuisine" . or "I like Mediterranean cooking "
or there isn't any differences ... and where i can use it ?
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| #5 (permalink) Thu Jul 27, 2006 11:22 am Where can I use gerund? |
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Usually, you can use either; it is a matter of style. If an appropriate noun is available, it is usually more formal / 'better' to use it rather than the gerund, which is often quite makeshift. On the other hand, the gerund (since it is verb-based) is often more appropriate when you wish to stress the activity.
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