Job Discussion Forums

johnslat · Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2010 7:40 pm Post subject:

Dear AGoodStory,

"I agree with Phil that this is a different use of the infinitive."

Different use - same infinitive.

"And part of the description of "infinitive" is that it:

"comes after a specific group of verbs that express intent or possibility about a future event."

He stopped to smoke - and you seem to imply that this does NOT express
intent or possibility about a future event."

By the way, " . . . you seem to imply that this does NOT express . . ."

does the infinitive "to imply" (above) express intent or possibility about future event?

Regards,
John

Sashadroogie · Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2010 9:21 pm Post subject:

Dshear ZhohnShlat hic!

I wansh to drink hic! to yer health hic! Thash thee inteshin anyway hic! Nosh so shure about tshhe fushure hic!

Ssss hic!

johnslat · Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2010 9:33 pm Post subject:

Dear Sasha,

Why, thank you - it's refreshing to have a sober appraisal of the question.

Cheers,
John

Sashadroogie · Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2010 9:37 pm Post subject:

Hic!

Hic!

Hic!

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

johnslat · Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2010 10:05 pm Post subject:

Dear Sasha,

"Good night, sweet prince. And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest."

Regards,
John

Menino80 · Joined: 24 Feb 2008 Posts: 73

There are only a handful of verbs where switching from gerund to infinitive changes the meaning (stop, forget, remember drinking v.stop to, remember to, forget to drink). otherwise the meanings are interchangeable in standard american english (as for ye island fold i have no clue).

Sashadroogie · Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 12:25 pm Post subject:

Hic! Oooofff! plink plink fizzz..

Where am I? I don't remember getting here. Did I remember or get first? Which has more emotional strength?

Hic! I must try not to drink so much. I must try not drinking so much. Is there any semantic difference? .... .... eeewwweeehhh!

That's enough. Need some hair of the dog that bit me. I need to drink. I like to drink. That has a lot of emotional force. I like drinking...

Hic!

Who are you?

Who am I? I have forgotten getting here...hic...

johnslat · Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 12:35 pm Post subject:

Dear Sasha,

Being or nor being, that is the question.

Your answer, please.

Regards,
John

Sashadroogie · Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 12:37 pm Post subject:

Hic, where's the question there? Thohic!ught that was the answer...

gaijinalways · Joined: 29 Nov 2005 Posts: 2279

Start to drink or start drinking... Surprised

....continue to drink or continue drinking Rolling Eyes

start to answer or start answering.... Shocked

Sashadroogie · Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 12:59 pm Post subject:

I am starting thinking you should start to drink too. Then you'd be easy to bear...

gaijinalways · Joined: 29 Nov 2005 Posts: 2279

beat you to it, been drinking tea for years.... Cool

Sashadroogie · Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 1:23 pm Post subject:

No. Not helping. You need something stiffer.

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

With Grammar I feel a bit llike Lord Palmerston (or was it Disraeli) on the Schleswig-Holstein Question.

"Three men understood this. One is dead, one is mad and I have forgotten the wanswer."

Phil_K · Joined: 25 Jan 2007 Posts: 2041 Location: A World of my Own

Let's be fair about this. I support the right for everyone to have his opinion...as long as it's the same as my opinion.

What's the best Polish vodka, Sasha? I'll be in Poland by this time next week.