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Re: Interesting idioms
ALTHOUGH/ IN SPITE OF/ DESPITE
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Meaning of Words
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This is what is named backronym.
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Hi Gérard and tx for all the explanations. I had in mind the expression "She prefers music to painting".It was in my grammar book. I have read what you have written and can see that it dépends on many things and it is not so simple.gerardM a écrit:Hi Muriel,
> The verb prefer is normally used with "to" instead of than.
No Muriel.
It depends on the pattern (verb/verb, noun/noun, etc).
> to prefer to walk rather than to take the bus préférer y aller à pied plutôt que de prendre le bus
This is a special example (verb comparison).
Regarding noun comparison, it depends on the region: some prefer "to", some others prefer "than"; we also find "over", "or", "between"...
In this short topic on Word Reference, an American guy uses prefer than or prefer over while a French guy responds with prefer to.
Index on Word Reference:Discussions du forum dont le titre comprend le(s) mot(s) "prefer" :
although I prefer this spelling
as you prefer
But I Prefer To Spend It Straightening My Hair
Do you have it in a different colour please? I would prefer
Do you prefer Jean or Jean-François?
Do you prefer straight handlebars or drop handlebars?
Domagtu prefer dormir q me parle....tu ne marq pa de pnt.
EN: prefer -> preferred / offer -> offered - grammaire
EN: prefer + to-infinitive / V-ing - grammaire
EN: prefer to / over / than - grammaire
EN: prefer X / like X better (best) - grammaire
EN: prefer X to / rather than / instead of Y - grammaire
FR: although I'd prefer not to - grammaire
FR: Do you prefer cats or dogs? - grammaire
FR: Do you prefer to communicate - grammaire
FR: Do you prefer to take your crepes with X or Y? - grammaire
FR: Each film is good, but I prefer - grammaire
FR: I prefer French romantic comedies to American ones - grammaire
FR: I prefer he kills me than my mother - grammaire
FR: I prefer he visit me, but I'm not sure he can - grammaire
FR: I prefer that menu, don't you? - grammaire
FR: I prefer that they don't find about this - grammaire
FR: I prefer to visit - grammaire
FR: I would prefer it if you could make the dinner tonight - grammaire
FR: I would prefer not to change it - grammaire
FR: I would prefer that he was intelligent. - grammaire
FR: kinds of sports students prefer - grammaire
FR: Of which of Tremblay's pieces of theatre do you prefer? - grammaire
FR: prefer not to go there - grammaire
FR: prefer walking to having himself driven - grammaire
Suite...
You can also refer to:
-> Word Reference - EN: prefer to / over / than
-> Word Reference - prefer to / than ?I particularly like:cutiepie1892 (Northern Ireland English) - You can't really say it like that because "to prefer...to..." is a set phrase - it doesn't work if you substitute other words into it.
If you wanted to use the word than you would have to say something like "I would rather cook than do the washing up"
Hope it helpsAgain, we must consider the patterns verb/verb, noun/noun; we cannot have verb/noun (-ing form is considered as a noun)You could probably get away with "I would rather cook than wash up" but no, you can't say "I would rather cook than washing up" - if you have an
-ing ending on one very you need to have it on the other as well
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Hi Muriel,
> it dépends on many things and it is not so simple.
No worries! Prepositions also depend on "many things" in French (and other languages).
It's quite impossible to learn by heart or to try to find logic there as it would be so boring... simply read and read vatious English texts and you'll see it will become quite natural like when you learned your native language (eg you noticed that after "rather" you can't put anything else than "than".)
My advice is often "never try to learn when you don't need the knowledge in the short term", never add a bad side to the motivation of learning a language 'cause it'd be a catastrophe: keep and grow pleasure...
> it dépends on many things and it is not so simple.
No worries! Prepositions also depend on "many things" in French (and other languages).
It's quite impossible to learn by heart or to try to find logic there as it would be so boring... simply read and read vatious English texts and you'll see it will become quite natural like when you learned your native language (eg you noticed that after "rather" you can't put anything else than "than".)
My advice is often "never try to learn when you don't need the knowledge in the short term", never add a bad side to the motivation of learning a language 'cause it'd be a catastrophe: keep and grow pleasure...
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BORROW, LEND, LOAN or OWE
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(To) Send Flying - English Idioms & Slang Dictionary
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Essential Words for The TOEFL
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Hi everyone !
To send flying is a very exaggerated statement. It is very picturesque at the same time. It produces a very strong vivid impression !
To send flying is a very exaggerated statement. It is very picturesque at the same time. It produces a very strong vivid impression !
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Tx Gérard for your words.I will never give up !Gerard a écrit:keep and grow pleasure...
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10 Ways to Talk about Price
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Prepositions Made Easy: Preposition for Location and Movement
Do you struggle with the prepositions? Do the various prepositions in English confuse you? ....
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Confectionery in English
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Common Verbs with Formal vs Informal.
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Phrasal Verbs with UP
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How to Learn Phrasal Verbs Easily
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Do You Want to Speak Faster? These elisions are mostly North American.
Do You Want to Speak Faster?
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Do You Want to Speak Faster?
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Useful Phrases for Daily Conversations in English
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Collocations: COME – GO – GET
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5 Reasons Why You Are Not Speaking English Fluently [Confessions of an English Teacher]
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As a teacher, the objective of my job is quite simple: to teach people English...
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5 Reasons Why You Are Not Speaking English Fluently
As a teacher, the objective of my job is quite simple: to teach people English...
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Yes I already posted this one -> https://www.cafe-polyglotte.com/t5799-english-idioms-3#43398 anyway
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Women's Clothing in English
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Fluent Land“Descriptive” Words to Use Instead of VERY
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Talking to Doctors in English
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Other Way to Say…
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gerardM a écrit:5 Reasons Why You Are Not Speaking English Fluently [Confessions of an English Teacher]
5 Reasons Why You Are Not Speaking English Fluently
As a teacher, the objective of my job is quite simple: to teach people English...
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Yes I already posted this one -> https://www.cafe-polyglotte.com/t5799-english-idioms-3#43398 anyway
Hi everyone !
When you want to learn something or do something, it is important to tell the truth and say
I do hope that more and more people will make language Learning a priority !“I didn’t make it a priority,” instead of saying, “I didn’t have time.”
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