All my boss wants is for me to have =? All my boss wants me to do is to have

[JACEK1]

Hello all users!

All my boss wants is for me to have =? All my boss wants me to do is to have.

I have roughly indicated what I want to ask you about.

The full sentence reads as follows:

So all my boss wants is for me to have ideas which are new and brave.

Does "So all my boss wants is for me to have ideas which are new and brave" mean the same as "So all my boss wants me to do is to have ideas which are new and brave"?

I think they mean the same but prefer to check with you.

 

[esltutor]

I'd say they essentially mean the same thing.

The difference I see is that the first sentence might have more of an emphasis on what the boss WANTS and the second has more of an emphasis on what the boss wants you TO DO.

I hope that's clear.

 

[Roman55]

I am not a teacher.

In this sort of phrase I prefer the bare infinitve after to do.

"All my boss wants me to do is have..."

 

[JACEK1]

Although we are discussing "All my boss wants is for me to have =? All my boss wants me to do is to have" here, would it be possible for me to ask another question about a similar structure?

 

[Barb_D]

Until we hear back from the original poster that the question is answered, don't introduce a new question. You can start a new thread, however.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Jacek1 is the original poster.

 

[Barb_D]

Jacek1 is the original poster.

Well so he is!
Does that mean you are okay with the answers received?

 

[JACEK1]

Yes, I am. I would like to ask if I may put another question to you about a similar structure.

 

[emsr2d2]

I'd prefer that you start a new thread.

 

[JACEK1]

I see.