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Podcast: Money & Shopping: The Language Of Wealth And Risk
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📝Grammar: 8A: Choosing between gerunds and infinitives
Some verbs are always followed by the **gerund** (verb plus ing), especially after prepositions. Think of **admit**, **avoid**, **deny**, **enjoy**, **finish**, **keep**, **mind**, **miss**, **practise**, **recommend**, and **suggest**. A parsimonious treasurer, for instance, would admit missing every arbitrage signal the market sent. Other verbs take only the **infinitive with to**: **want**, **need**, **learn**, **afford**, **agree**, **decide**, **expect**, and **hope**. When the board voted, it agreed to fund the bailout rather than watch the bank collapse. A tricky middle group changes
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This is a C2 Proficient (C2) English lesson from Muse English's daily series on 2026-10-09.
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