Qual é a diferença entre "I hate to say this" e "I hate saying this" ?Podes indicar apenas respostas exemplo.

Are they both grammatically correct? If so, do they both sound natural?

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lulita

28 mar 2015

Inglês (EUA)
Chinês Simples (China)

Just personal opinion...They're both grammatically correct for sure. "To say" emphasizes that it's a one-time thing, while "saying" indicates that it's always like this or it's a general feeling you have towards it.

The simplest example to show the differences between "to do" and "doing" could be "I hated to wake him up this morning, but I had to." (One time) vs. "I hate doing laundry." (Always, general feeling)

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xavir

28 mar 2015

Chinês Simples (China)

I understand what do you mean. But the grammar book I'm reading says "I hate saying this" is incorrect.

I'm not sure if there are any other rules to indicates the difference. (Indicating, maybe?)

lulita

28 mar 2015

Inglês (EUA)
Chinês Simples (China)

I hate saying that I disagree with the grammar book.

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lulita

28 mar 2015

Inglês (EUA)
Chinês Simples (China)

Logically, if "like to do" and "like doing" are both correct, then "hate to do" and "hate doing" should be both correct too.

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lulita

28 mar 2015

Inglês (EUA)
Chinês Simples (China)

Does the book specifically say that "i hate saying this" is incorrect, or "hate doing something" is incorrect?

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xavir

28 mar 2015

Chinês Simples (China)

The book gives two examples for each sentence to compare the difference:

"I hate to say this"⭕
"I hate saying this"❌

"He stopped talking"️⭕
"He stopped to talk" ❌

xavir

28 mar 2015

Chinês Simples (China)

Since "to do" = "doing", then they ought to be used interchangeably.

But it seems like there are other specific rules distinguishing "to do" and "doing" in the actually usage. (To distinguish, maybe?)