A letter to my friend. I hope that he could receive it.

田鱼

引用第16楼fastjudy于2007-02-07 21:42发表的:
Let me see, here's another person replying to what you've asked and copy from...."This construction amounts to using a gerund ("-ing" word) as the object of the preposition "to". You don't have any aversion to using gerunds, do you? Eventually you'll get used to seeing this construction, especially if you get around to paying close attention to what you read every day."

It means that we both are correct....it's a personal matter to how you use the gerund. In this case, the gerund "ing" has been popularized by the masses rendering it valid. Unfortunately, english has been around for so long...classic english usage has been bastardized to meet both modern and popular demand.

BTW....if you place close attention to what you have so desperately to proof me wrong...the gerund "ing" was used without another gerund in front of it....meaning "looking forward to hearing from you" is still somewhat wrong.... if you wish to use this term, it should be "I look forward to hearing from you"...right?   Gotcha!

In this case "to" is preposition and should be followed by a "thing" not a verb, period.

As for "I am looking forward to", it could be the writer's choice to "emphasize" his anxiety, so I respect that.

fastjudy

[quote]引用第20楼田鱼于2007-02-07 22:48发表的:


In this case "to" is preposition and should be followed by a "thing" not a verb, period.

Whhooaarr...hold it there Bubba! followed by a "thing"? In what instance do you refer as a "thing"? To "hear" is a thing? You mean sound is a form of solid object? I thought "hear" or "hearing" is a verb? Please give substantive evidence to your claim as this is getting silly...

田鱼

引用第21楼fastjudy于2007-02-07 23:00发表的:
[quote]引用第20楼田鱼于2007-02-07 22:48发表的:


Whhooaarr...hold it there Bubba! followed by a "thing"? In what instance do you refer as a "thing"? Please give substantive evidence to your claim.

.......

A noun, or gerund form of a verb.

or an example by Merriam-Webster:　
- look forward : to anticipate with pleasure or satisfaction <looking forward to your visit>

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fastjudy

"or an example by Merriam-Webster:　
- look forward : to anticipate with pleasure or satisfaction <looking forward to your visit> "

.... "Looking forward to your visit" is correct because the gerund "ing" is preposition to a VERB, "forward" is a verb hence making the gerund correct. To place 2 gerund in a single sentence, ie: I am looking forward to hearing from you is just plain broken English IMHO...just like " I can love you long time"....   Well...as far as i'm concern, this debate is over....just the 2 of us bickering over nothing...

小尾巴

I'm so happy that I have found out the mistakes as well.