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Which structure is more commonly used?
1. persuade someone to do something
2. persuade someone into doing something
Which structure is more commonly used?
1. persuade someone to do something
2. persuade someone into doing something
1. persuade someone to do something
2. persuade someone into doing something
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@studiousboy I have never used 2 or heard anyone use it. It may be a regional thing. Sometimes a less common structure is 2nd.
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@studiousboy it also depends on which dictionary you use.
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@NOLA_D Thank you. So Americans don’t use “persuade someone into doing something”. Then do you guys use “persuade someone into something”?
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@studiousboy im not sure what you mean?
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