11:27 Jun 29, 2011 |
English language (monolingual) [PRO] Bus/Financial - Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Ramey Rieger (X) Germany Local time: 08:35 | ||||||
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4 +5 | http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/ING4.CFM |
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5 +3 | vorschlagen |
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5 +2 | intend/suggest |
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Discussion entries: 2 | |
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propose + to + infinitive vs. propose + gerund vorschlagen Explanation: To propose to do something suggests that the speaker will be the actor (i.e. the speaker is suggesting that he or she himself do something. With "to propose doing somethng", the speaker is merely suggesting that something be done by somebody. You're right -- the difference is not minor. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 11 mins (2011-06-29 11:38:54 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Sorry about the unclosed bracket there! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 16 mins (2011-06-29 11:43:25 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "To propose to do sth" can also be a formal way of informing someone of your (provisional) intention to do something. e.g. "What I propose to do is to get in the car and drive out to Jane as soon as possible and have a chat with her. Have you got a better suggestion?" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 17 mins (2011-06-29 11:44:57 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I'm pretty confident, my suggestion applies to both AE and BE. |
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