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Could you spot the error(s) in this sentence ?
Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2004 11:56 am
by paksu
[Well, if you are thinking to study overseas, please read the rules and regulations before making any decisions.
Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2004 2:46 pm
by Stephen Jones
thinking of studying
or....
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2004 9:38 am
by revel
Hey paksu and Steven.
or....
thinking about
peace,
revel.
Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2004 12:04 pm
by visviva
Where I come from (north central US), "thinking to" is in common colloquial use, as equivalent to "planning to." As in ,
"I'm thinking to take a little walk," or
"I'm thinking to hit you upside the head," or
"I'm thinking to study overseas."
Presumably this is how the writer of the sentence intended it. If it appeared on an institutional website (or in a formal publication), then there is obviously a stylistic error: the register is too informal. More importantly, in global communication (as when one talks about overseas study), using such forms which are not widely known is likely to cause confusion.