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- Which is correct: prefer X to Y or prefer X over Y?
B: No thanks, I prefer to walk You can't use prefer over in this case Over is used when there are two clear choices in the phrase Think of over as setting a list of preferences and putting one over top the other I prefer jogging over running and walking I prefer fish over beef and chicken
- Prefer to vs prefer than - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Thanks Laure the original ques is when to use prefer to and prefer than the word prefer itself mean choosing one thing over another And as per grammatical usages, we generally use prefer to when we talking about two nouns-I prefer tea to coffee And for gerunds like I prefer knitting to sewing We generally use prefer than between two
- What the the meaning difference between prefer would prefer?
Both "prefer" "would prefer" express the preference This site said "You can use 'prefer to (do)' or 'prefer -ing' to say what you prefer in general" "We use 'would prefer' to say what somebody wants in a particular situation (not in general)" However, this site said "We can use would prefer and prefer with the same meaning However, the
- grammar - prefer + -ing or infinitive - English Language Learners . . .
I prefer to dance the tango rather than to dance the mambo "Would prefer", grammatically, is no different from "prefer" in that you can use either the infinitive or the gerund: I prefer dancing in the moonlight to doing my taxes I would prefer dancing in the moonlight to doing my taxes I prefer to dance in the moonlight rather than do my taxes
- gerunds - prefer doing vs prefer to do - English Language Learners . . .
Just saw this: "prefer ~ing" "prefer to infinitive" and I am wondering if there are any differences between "prefer doing" and "prefer to do" I have read a book about grammar that says there is a subtle difference between them, and I would like to confirm this concept Am I right about the following? gerund: refers to a habit e g :
- Prefer to or Prefer than? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
We prefer going by ferry to flying A lot of young people prefer computer games rather than football There's more to it than just thoughtlessly applying one form or the other, though (not that you are) To use variants of your example, "I prefer train travel to car travel" sounds fine, but "I prefer to travel by train to by car" doesn't
- expressions - I would not prefer to or I would prefer not to . . .
"Prefer not to" is far more common (over 2100 instances in GloWbE, against 157 of "not n't prefer to" I was going to say that there is a difference in nuance, that "not prefer to" means that the person has no preference, as opposed to a preference for the negative
- Prefer to do something vs. prefer doing something
The linked question does not contain anything close to an answer for OP - only lists of verbs which can be followed by the gerund or infinitive The linked question is outside the scope of OP's question, and the difference between "prefer to do" and "prefer doing" is a valid question, as there is a tangible difference in meaning –
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