- preferred, prefered. . . | WordReference Forums
Preferred and preferring are correct because the second syllable is stressed there Same for conferred, transferred, referred, deferred, inferred But: differed or tutored (stress on the first syllable)
- is more preferred correct? - WordReference Forums
Hello, Can "more" and "preferred" be used together, for example in "Coffee is very popular in some places, while tea is more preferred in some others "? Thanks
- prefer to do or prefer doing - WordReference Forums
If you look at previous threads on this topic, you'll see that generally they support e2e4's "really there's no difference" Gerund, infinitive: I prefer <reading, to read> Gerund, infinitive: like (love, hate, prefer) + infinitive or + -ing form prefer to do or prefer doing
- I would have preferred that you not come. - WordReference Forums
2 I would have preferred that you did not come 3 I would have preferred that you had not come 4 I wish you hadn't come 5 I'd rather you hadn't come Number 1 is subjunctive, which is not a surprise that the BE speakers are not as comfortable with it It sounds fine to me but definitely would be reserved for more formal contexts
- It would be preferred that. . . | WordReference Forums
Hi there Are the two structures below correct and equally idiomatic? 1 It would be preferred that your back swing follows a loopy pattern 2 It would be preferred for your back swing to follow a loopy pattern Thanks in advance
- first name, given name, family name and surname - WordReference Forums
Hola, tengo un pequeño problema Exactamente ¿qué es cada cosa? Por ejemplo, George W Bush, George es el first name, Bush es el surname, y ¿W? Lo digo porque tengo que mandar un envío con Western Union y hay dos campos a rellenar: First name y last name Como ejemplo George W Bush, ¿dónde
- I would have preferred not to work vs I would not have preferred to . . .
I would have preferred not to work or I would not have preferred to work? <-----Example sesntence added to post by moderator (Florentia52)-----> I'm struggling with those sentences For me the first example is gramatically incorrect due to the rule of third conditional For example, "If I had studied harder, I wouldn't have got a bad mark " So 'not' comes after would, but I'm not sure in this
- prefer to do something rather than (to) do. . . prefer doing. . . .
Hi, I recently learnt this sentence pattern: prefer to do something rather than (to) do something else My query is, is the second to really necessary? For example: I prefer to eat bananas rather than (to) eat oranges Thank you! :)
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