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Hi, there
Could you help me with a few questions?
1) In A:"We will run them close., but we will be four to seven votes short"... B:"The West Coast is still awake.If we close those goddamn loggers, we can get it to 5 votes tonight"... What does "get IT to 5 votes tonight" mean?
2) Do you say "The things I most like to do is stargaze and watch clouds" or "The things I most like to do is stargaze and TO watch clouds" and "The things I most like to do" or "The things I like to do the most"?
Please, I need your help
Thank you very much!
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Hmm, yeah actually the way you worded it then sounds fine. I guess it doesn't matter if you use 'to' or not.
So it makes perfect sense to say "what I like to do most is Stargate and watch clouds", as is "what i like to do most is to stargaze and to watch clouds", And likewise with "what I like to do most is stargazing and cloud-watching".
Sorry for the confusion, I feel like I'm not being very much help!!!
And the word order is "what I like to do most is..." or "what I like to do the most is...", I certainly wouldn't say that any other way. Sorry for the confusion!
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Oliver, but don't you use the bare infinitive in sentences like "All the things I want to DO ARE eat and sleep"... Why not "The two things I most like to DO ARE stargaze and watch clouds"?
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But you said "The two things I most like to do are TO stargaze and TO watch clouds" doesn't sound very natural either? So wouldn't you say either "stargaze" or "to stargaze"?
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Finally, one last thing: what about "What I MOST like to do is.." ? Can I say that instead of "What I like to do MOST"? .. Or is "What I MOST like to do is.." odd?
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Hmmm, I suppose 'it' refers to the poll, or whatever is going on? I would have to have more context to say for sure!
And "The two things I like to do most are TO stargaze and TO watch clouds" makes perfect sense, but doesn't sound very natural in my opinion. I would always say either "to stargaze" or "stargazing" though, not just "stargaze" here. "I like most to do" doesn't make sense, it would always be "What I like to do most".
"Most" and "the most" both make perfect sense in this context, and both sound pretty natural to me so I wouldn't worry about that!
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Thank you very much, Oliver
Just two things:
1) But what does "IT" mean in "Get IT to 5 votes"
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2) But is it wrong/odd to say either "The two things I like to do most are stargaze and watch clouds" or "The two things I like to do most are TO stargaze and TO watch clouds"? What about "The two things I like to do most are stargaze and ZTO watch clouds"?
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What about "I like most to do"? And "THE " most?
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Hi Jordana,
1) "Get it to 5 votes" - I think this means that they hope that 5 more people will vote for whatever cause they are supporting by tonight.
2) I think it sounds the most natural to say: " The two things I like to do most are stargazing and cloud-watching"
Hope this helps! If you want any more clarification feel free to ask :)
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