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to get/getting
I would like to know the difference between "1" and "2".
1. It took some time to get used to working with each other.
2. It took some time getting used to working with each other.
Last edited by wowenglish1; 18-Dec-2009 at 13:16.
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Re: to get/getting

Originally Posted by
wowenglish1
I would like to know the difference between "1" and "2".
1. It took some time to get used to working with each other.
2. It took some time getting use to working with each other.
2 Is incorrect.
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Re: to get/getting

Originally Posted by
bhaisahab
2 Is incorrect.
But you've changed 2, bhai!
I'd say the original two mean close enough to the same thing not to bother with the difference.
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Re: to get/getting
Why "to working"?
Either "to work" or "working", or not 
Or does it belong to the use(d) and is independend of working?
Cheers!
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Re: to get/getting

Originally Posted by
Nightmare85
Why "to working"?
Either "to work" or "working", or not
Or does it belong to the use(d) and is independend of working?
Cheers!
(Not a teacher)
Don't confuse the progressive form of a verb with the gerund. The phrase 'used to' is followed by a noun phrase. Here, "working" is the gerund, i.e. it is a noun, not a verb.
Compare it with another sentence using 'used to' that doesn't have a gerund; "She was used to her sore throat by now."
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Re: to get/getting

Originally Posted by
Raymott
But you've changed 2, bhai!
I'd say the original two mean close enough to the same thing not to bother with the difference.
I didn't change it the OP edited it, he added a "d" after I posted. I agree with you, with that alteration, they mean the same.
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Re: to get/getting

Originally Posted by
bhaisahab
I didn't change it the OP edited it, he added a "d" after I posted. I agree with you, with that alteration, they mean the same.
Oh, I see.
This is an excellent example of a situation where "Reason for editing" should be filled out.
I hope wowenglish1 and other posters realize that editing their posts after they've been answered can make a liar out of the repliers.
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