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What is the difference between I found it difficult doing the job. and I found it difficult to do the job. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between I found it difficult doing the job. and I found it difficult to do the job. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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- English (US)
no real difference. "doing" implies a 1 time thing, "to do" implies you might do it again.
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- French (France)
Proper grammar.
"I found it difficult [doing]" is ungrammatical.
https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=f...
- English (US)
@Hunky-dory probably not ungrammatical, as it does make sense enough that I'd probably say it. it is probably nonsensical in old/professional English though. (I will admit, I wouldn't put "doing" on a job application)
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- French (France)
@lwyscrtins Some highly respectable authors would...
https://books.google.fr/books?id=lPItCgAAQBAJ&a...
https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/author/trevor-kerry/
"found it difficult doing" (5,010 Google hits)
"found it difficult to do" (22,600,000 Google hits)
- English (US)
@Hunky-dory maybe it's just and my colloquial English then. I tend to see words differently b/c im ND. Will avoid saying that from now on 😅
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- English (US)
@Hunky-dory I've heard of that name before, but that's about it. A quick Google search shows it's a nutrition-education company. unsure how that relates to me being ND (diet can't really remedy the bad sides of being ND, and most people who would want a remedy probably cant control their diet anyway)
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- French (France)
- English (US)
@Hunky-dory that actually made me laugh 😂. ND like neurodivergent. I will be introducing myself as a naturopathic doctor from now on.
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- Japanese
@lwyscrtins @Hunky-dory
Thank you so much for your kind explanation.
"difficult doing" may be understood but is not grammatically correct, right?
I will try not to use that.
Thank you so much for your kind explanation.
"difficult doing" may be understood but is not grammatically correct, right?
I will try not to use that.
- English (US)
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