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#2 (permalink) Sun Oct 17, 2010 16:45 pm like to watch vs. like watching |
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I like watching movies. I like to watch movies. ... but not 'watch' without 'to' _________________ "Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened."
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#3 (permalink) Mon Oct 18, 2010 21:09 pm like to watch vs. like watching |
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Okidoki. Thanks for the Information
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#4 (permalink) Tue May 15, 2012 0:05 am like to watch vs. like watching |
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That means that I can say: I like to walk every day or I like walking everyday. |
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#5 (permalink) Tue May 15, 2012 7:14 am like to watch vs. like watching |
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Remember in your sentence, you need two words - every day.
Sometimes the infinitive can be used to show a particular action rather than a general one. _________________ English as a Second Language You can read my ESL story Present Simple |
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#6 (permalink) Tue May 15, 2012 8:13 am like to watch vs. like watching |
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Hello Martha,
Every day (a two word expression) means daily/each day. Everyday (a one word expression) actually just means ordinary or commonplace.
As your meaning is 'daily' only 'every day' can be used in your sentence. _________________ "Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened."
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#7 (permalink) Wed May 16, 2012 0:37 am like to watch vs. like watching |
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Martha0108 wrote: | That means that I can say: I like to walk every day or I like walking everyday. |
Is it right to write: I like to walk or I like walking? Thanks in advance. |
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#8 (permalink) Wed May 16, 2012 7:27 am like to watch vs. like watching |
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Both are correct. _________________ "Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened."
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#9 (permalink) Wed May 16, 2012 7:39 am like to watch vs. like watching |
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Yes, of course they are both correct but there is a difference in meaning.
Alan _________________ English as a Foreign Language You can read my EFL story Progressive Forms |
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#10 (permalink) Wed May 16, 2012 8:05 am like to watch vs. like watching |
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In my view, the difference in meaning between I like to walk every day and I like walking every day is so small that a large number of the English speaking population would not differentiate. _________________ "Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened."
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#11 (permalink) Wed May 16, 2012 8:30 am like to watch vs. like watching |
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Well, there's a broad generalisation if you like.
Have a look at this:http://assets00.grou.ps/0F2E3C/wysiwyg_files/FilesModule/all4english/20101003183721-kmkjfpsfidnocfkar/gerund_infinitive.pdf
In a nutshell this suggests that the infinitive puts focus on the point of the activity and the gerund puts focus on the process of the activity. I am not so omniscient that I can speak on behalf any particular 'number of the English speaking population'! _________________ English as a Second Language You can read my ESL story Passive Voice |
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#12 (permalink) Wed May 16, 2012 17:28 pm like to watch vs. like watching |
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I'm aware that the focus changes but perhaps someone else will find your link useful. I hope you noticed the 'In my view...' phrase at the start of my post. I'm entitled to voice my opinion based on my experiences. My purpose in doing so is to help learners understand that when they hear a native speaker use one of these two forms, it does not necessarily mean that the speaker is differentiating the way that the learner would. _________________ "Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened."
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#13 (permalink) Wed May 16, 2012 20:06 pm like to watch vs. like watching |
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Nobody has said that you are not 'entitled to voice your opinion'. This is what everyone tries to do on these forums. My reference was to your use of the 'English speaking population'. It was the sweeping nature of the comment that prompted my remark, which you have failed to appreciate. _________________ English as a Foreign Language You can read my EFL story Prepositions |
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#14 (permalink) Wed May 16, 2012 22:49 pm like to watch vs. like watching |
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I believe I am right. I wouldn't expect you to agree with me, purely as a matter of course as much as anything else. Whatever 'prompted your remark' in message #9 was obviously a different matter. _________________ "Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened."
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#15 (permalink) Wed May 16, 2012 22:59 pm like to watch vs. like watching |
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You are always so defensive in your messages that you invariably miss the point. You just keep on thinking you're right if that keeps you happy. _________________ English as a Second Language You can read my ESL story Make or Do? |
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Difference between possibly and probably | Using: others, other, anothes |