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bother coming v.s. bother to come



 
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position of an adverb | didn't do a lot of things
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bother coming v.s. bother to come #1 (permalink) Sat Oct 20, 2007 17:44 pm   bother coming v.s. bother to come		  
Hi,

Could you advise me which one to choose:

Quote:
1. Don't bother to come back
2. Don't bother coming back

Thanks !
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bother coming v.s. bother to come #2 (permalink) Sat Oct 20, 2007 19:45 pm   bother coming v.s. bother to come		  
Hi,

This is a popular question in the sense of 'ing' or 'infinitive' and my answer is invariably to use 'ing' for a general use and 'infinitive' for a specific use but fundamentally they are the same: it isn't necessary for you to come back.

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