meaning of “His parents were hard to impress” [on hold] Announcing the arrival of Valued Associate #679: Cesar Manara Planned maintenance scheduled April 17/18, 2019 at 00:00UTC (8:00pm US/Eastern)The choice between the gerund and the infinitive in a certain constructionwhat's the meaning when “be” is followed by an infinitive“to require someone to do something” vs “to require that someone do something”The police officer ordered the gunman (to) drop his weapon'Expect to' as an expression of excitement?Structure with to+infinitive or participlehelp someone (to) do with DIFFERENT MEANINGSWhat is the correct way to use to-infitives?“hard to distinguish” or “hard to be distinguished”?A problem regarding infinitives
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meaning of “His parents were hard to impress” [on hold]
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Planned maintenance scheduled April 17/18, 2019 at 00:00UTC (8:00pm US/Eastern)The choice between the gerund and the infinitive in a certain constructionwhat's the meaning when “be” is followed by an infinitive“to require someone to do something” vs “to require that someone do something”The police officer ordered the gunman (to) drop his weapon'Expect to' as an expression of excitement?Structure with to+infinitive or participlehelp someone (to) do with DIFFERENT MEANINGSWhat is the correct way to use to-infitives?“hard to distinguish” or “hard to be distinguished”?A problem regarding infinitives
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His parents were hard to impress.
It was hard to impress his parents.
Do they have the same meaning?
infinitives
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His parents were hard to impress.
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Do they have the same meaning?
infinitives
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Yes. They mean the same thing.
– Jim
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And what kind of research would be acceptable? Does everybody know to search for "Extraposition" and "Tough-Movement"? There are reasons why they mean the same thing.
– John Lawler
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His parents were hard to impress.
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Yes. They mean the same thing.
– Jim
6 hours ago
And what kind of research would be acceptable? Does everybody know to search for "Extraposition" and "Tough-Movement"? There are reasons why they mean the same thing.
– John Lawler
3 hours ago
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2
Yes. They mean the same thing.
– Jim
6 hours ago
And what kind of research would be acceptable? Does everybody know to search for "Extraposition" and "Tough-Movement"? There are reasons why they mean the same thing.
– John Lawler
3 hours ago
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2
Yes. They mean the same thing.
– Jim
6 hours ago
Yes. They mean the same thing.
– Jim
6 hours ago
And what kind of research would be acceptable? Does everybody know to search for "Extraposition" and "Tough-Movement"? There are reasons why they mean the same thing.
– John Lawler
3 hours ago
And what kind of research would be acceptable? Does everybody know to search for "Extraposition" and "Tough-Movement"? There are reasons why they mean the same thing.
– John Lawler
3 hours ago
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Yes. They mean the same thing.
– Jim
6 hours ago
And what kind of research would be acceptable? Does everybody know to search for "Extraposition" and "Tough-Movement"? There are reasons why they mean the same thing.
– John Lawler
3 hours ago