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KillingTime
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Is there any difference in meaning or implication between the following sentences?

  1. I like to go to the beach when i'mI'm on holiday.
  2. I like going to the beach when i'mI'm on holiday Some internet sites suggest that the use of the gerund implies a greater frequency but i'm not convinced that there is any real reasoning behind this.

Some internet sites suggest that the use of the gerund implies a greater frequency but I'm not convinced that there is any real reasoning behind this.

Is there any difference in meaning or implication between the following sentences?

  1. I like to go to the beach when i'm on holiday
  2. I like going to the beach when i'm on holiday Some internet sites suggest that the use of the gerund implies a greater frequency but i'm not convinced that there is any real reasoning behind this.

Is there any difference in meaning or implication between the following sentences?

  1. I like to go to the beach when I'm on holiday.
  2. I like going to the beach when I'm on holiday.

Some internet sites suggest that the use of the gerund implies a greater frequency but I'm not convinced that there is any real reasoning behind this.

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Gavin Dupre
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Difference between "like to go ..." and "like going..."

Is there any difference in meaning or implication between the following sentences?

  1. I like to go to the beach when i'm on holiday
  2. I like going to the beach when i'm on holiday Some internet sites suggest that the use of the gerund implies a greater frequency but i'm not convinced that there is any real reasoning behind this.