Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
stop talking
Hi, wonderful people.
Could you please make a couple of examples where I should say Stop to talking to me. and a couple where I say: stop to talk to me.
thank you very much, bye.
Could you please make a couple of examples where I should say Stop to talking to me. and a couple where I say: stop to talk to me.
thank you very much, bye.
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Hello Anon, I wish you would stop [whatever it is you are doing] and talk to me. This asks the person to talk to you. I wish you would just shut up and stop talking to me.
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Hello Anon,
I wish you would stop [whatever it is you are doing] and talk to me. This asks the person to talk to you.
I wish you would just shut up and stop talking to me. This says that the person is talking to you, but you want them to no longer do so.
*stop to talking to me - is incorrect
I wish you would stop [whatever it is you are doing] and talk to me. This asks the person to talk to you.
I wish you would just shut up and stop talking to me. This says that the person is talking to you, but you want them to no longer do so.
*stop to talking to me - is incorrect
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In addition "stop to talk" means that you stop doing something else in order to talk.
"I was walking down the street when I saw an old friend. I stopped to talk." ==> I stopped walking in order to talk to my old friend.
"I was walking down the street when I saw an old friend. I stopped to talk." ==> I stopped walking in order to talk to my old friend.
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