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  1. yunyun
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    #1 23-Dec-2005, 10:03

    can i say "listen to sb. deliver a speech"?

    Excuse me, are the following two phrases acceptable:
    listen to sb. deliver a speech
    listen to sb. delivering a speech
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    #2 24-Dec-2005, 04:03

    Re: can i say "listen to sb. deliver a speech"?

    They're both correct. The gerund often implies hearing part of the speech and the infinitive hearing all of it.
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