To be honest, I hate to say this, but to use the infinitive is a well established usage of English
It may be well established, but it still grates with linguistic reactionaries like me. I'm clearly not the first not to have drawn a distinction between the use of the gerund and that of the infinitive in this context. See for example the discussion here, where I take the side of the pedants.
Nevertheless, I appreciate lacb's honesty and his or her commendable regret for being obliged to cause me pain - much appreciated.
This post was last modified: 02-06-2014 02:59 PM by robin orton.