For example: 1. I like shopping online 2. I like online shopping
Do both have the same meaning? Which one is commonly use?
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Used as a noun, both should mean the same, but let us use it as verbs: "She shops online" sounds better than "She online shops." She is shopping online" sounds better than "She is online shopping"– Ram PillaiCommented Aug 13, 2020 at 13:27
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If I intended to mean that I liked doing my shopping online, I’d use, “I like shopping online.” if I intended to say that I like the whole concept of being able to shop online” i’d say, “I like online shopping.”– JimCommented Aug 13, 2020 at 14:55
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Both sentences have the same meaning and they are grammatically correct because 'online' is both an adjective and adverb (https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/).
In the 'shopping online' there's an adverb, in the 'online shopping' there's an adjective.
According to Oxford Living Dictionary:
Adverb
: By means of the Internet or other computer network.
‘shoppers would rather pick up the phone than do business online'
Adjective
: (of an activity or service) available on or performed using the Internet or other computer network.
‘online banking’
answered Jan 28, 2019 at 10:48
