"Would want doing" = "Would want to do"?
A: Some people from our class are reading in that poetry club. A lot of them go, sometimes even the professor.

B: Really? I don’t know if I would want reading in front of her.

Can I just say: "I don't know if I would want to read in front of her"? Is there any differences between this two sentences?

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"Would want doing" = "Would want to do"?
A: Some people from our class are reading in that poetry club. A lot of them go, sometimes even the professor.

B: Really? I don’t know if I would want reading in front of her.

Can I just say: "I don't know if I would want to read in front of her"? Is there any differences between this two sentences?

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After the verb 'to want' we always should use ONLY Infinitive - 'want to do', NOT Gerund - 'want doing'.

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I've only found this sentence on Chinese-based websites. It's not a natural English phrase at all.

Your suggestion "I don't know if I would want to read in front of her" is actually the correct way to say this.

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