help!

[chum]

"I wanted to stop but on thinking that i've been doing it for an hour, i didn't stop."

is it ok to replace that with just thinking...i mean will it make a difference or will it be wrong without the preposition on? thanks!

[RonBee]

Say:

I wanted to stop, but thinking that I had been doing it for an hour, I didn't stop.

~R

[chum]

hmmm...i actually wanna know if on is possible there...let's say, "but thinking that mom will be home by 2, i didn't cook lunch."...is with or without on, ok?thanks again!^^

[RonBee]

hmmm...i actually wanna know if on is possible there...let's say, "but thinking that mom will be home by 2, i didn't cook lunch."...is with or without on, ok?thanks again!^^

I actually want to know if on is possible there. Let's say: "But thinking that Mom would be home by two I didn't cook lunch."

I don't know why you would use on in that sentence, but I will take another look at it.

~R

[RonBee]

Try:

I was thinking that Mom would be home by two, so I didn't cook lunch.

~R

[mykwyner]

If you have to use a preposition, try something like this:

I wanted to stop, but upon further consideration, I decided not to.
I wanted to stop, but after thinking about it, I decided not to.
I wanted to stop, but on a whim, I decided not to.

[chum]

thanks!