There is nothing bad to say it, and there is nothing bad in saying it.

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Which of the following sentences is correct?

1-There is nothing bad to say it.
2-There is nothing bad in saying it.
 

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Which of the following sentences is correct?

1-There is nothing bad to say it.
2-There is nothing bad in saying it.

Hi,

I suppose it's you again with the same question. But in this case both sentences sound ok. I need more context. But anyway the 2. one is, in my eyes, better. The 1. one would be 100% ok if you complete it e.g. 'There is nothing bad to say it that way' or opposite trim it 'There is nothing bad to say'...
 

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I'm not sure what the first one is supposed to mean.

The second one seems to mean "You won't be criticized simply for expressing your opinion."

I'm not sure if that's what you meant. You may have meant something like "It's so good that there is nothing bad you can say about it."
 

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1 is just wrong. I'm afraid Nicky_K's advice, like his/her English, is not reliable.. ::-(

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PS Conceivably 'There is nothing bad to say it' might be regarded as acceptable in an English-speaking expatriate community that has become inappropriately receptive to transliterations of foreign grammar. (When I came home from Spain I spoke a very stilted sort of English - local language norms are very catching. ;-))
 
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Sorry, but I thought that e.g. in this context it could be appropriate:

- I want to say to my girlfriend that I don't like she smokes, but I think it will ruin our relationship.

- There is nothing bad to say it.


Because you just use the same 'to say' twice.

FYI: I did't mention that this sentence is 100% correct. I just said 'It sounds ok'

If it's totally wrong I'm very sorry about it:-(
 

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Sorry, but I thought that e.g. in this context it could be appropriate:

- I want to say to my girlfriend that I don't like she smokes, but I think it will ruin our relationship.

- There is nothing bad to say it.


Because you just use the same 'to say' twice.

FYI: I did't mention that this sentence is 100% correct. I just said 'It sounds ok'

If it's totally wrong I'm very sorry about it:-(
Not to worry ;-) (Now there's an idiomatic but strange to-infinitive!)

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- I want to say to my girlfriend that I don't like [STRIKE]she smokes[/STRIKE], but I think it will ruin our relationship.

I want to say to my girlfriend that I don't like her smoking...
I want to say to my girlfriend that I don't like the fact that she smokes...

 

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When I came home from Spain I spoke a very stilted sort of English - local language norms are very catching. ;-))
"Important is that we realise it", as we expats in the Czech Republic have been heard to say:-(.
 

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"Important is that we realise it", as we expats in the Czech Republic have been heard to say:-(.
:) - [It spoils the joke rather, but not all students will be aware that 'Important is to...' is not generally accepted by native speakers as a variant of 'It is important to....'.]

- I want to say to my girlfriend that I don't like [STRIKE]she smokes[/STRIKE], but I think it will ruin our relationship.

I want to say to my girlfriend that I don't like her smoking...
I want to say to my girlfriend that I don't like the fact that she smokes...

:up: There's also 'I want her not to smoke', but this doesn't mean the same.

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