Can I say "I want going there"?
wotcha Senior Member Joined Jun 29, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Native Language Korean Home Country South Korea Current Location South Korea Mar 31, 2011 #1 Can I say "I want going there"?
probus Moderator Staff member Joined Jan 7, 2011 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language English Home Country Canada Current Location Canada Mar 31, 2011 #2 No. Say "I want to go there."
T Tdol No Longer With Us (RIP) Staff member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location Japan Apr 1, 2011 #3 In BrE, you can say The window wants/needs cleaning, instead of to be cleaned, where want has the old meaning of need, a meaning that is not very common today.
In BrE, you can say The window wants/needs cleaning, instead of to be cleaned, where want has the old meaning of need, a meaning that is not very common today.