He insisted that I go./He insisted on me going.

[Vladv1]

What is the subtle difference between " He insisted that I go" and " He insisted on me going"? Thanks.

 

[emsr2d2]

What is the subtle difference between "He insisted that I go" and "He insisted on me going"?

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Note my corrections and comment above. Don't put a space after opening quotation marks.

Did you write both sentences? If so, what did you mean and what do you think might be the difference?
Note that you'll also hear "He insisted on my going", though that form is rapidly becoming less common.

 

[Tarheel]

I'd like to know the answer to that one myself.

 

[tedmc]

I think the second version is more formal than the first.

 

[Tarheel]

I don't really see any meaningful difference.

 

[Vladv1]

Note my corrections and comment above. Don't put a space after opening quotation marks.

Did you write both sentences? If so, what did you mean and what do you think might be the difference?
Note that you'll also hear "He insisted on my going", though that form is rapidly becoming less common.

Yes, I wrote both sentences, I think "He insisted on me going" sounds too official. I meant to say that the boss wanted me to go immediately.

 

[emsr2d2]

Yes, I wrote both sentences, I think "He insisted on me going" sounds too official.

"He insisted on me going" doesn't sound official at all. It sounds very casual. If anything, it's the other way round - "He insisted that I go" sounds quite formal.

I meant to say that the boss wanted me to go immediately.

Neither of them carries the meaning of "immediately".

 

[Vladv1]

Which is more official "He insisted on my going" and "He insisted on me going"?

"He insisted on me going" doesn't sound official at all. It sounds very casual. If anything, it's the other way round - "He insisted that I go" sounds quite formal.

Neither of them carries the meaning of "immediately".

 

[probus]

Both are correct and natural, and there is little reason to prefer one over the other. What do you mean by official? If you mean formal @emsr2d2 has already answered that.

 

[PeterCW]

Which is more official "He insisted on my going" and "He insisted on me going"?

I don't know about official but to me, as a 72 year old native BrE speaker, using "my" sounds more educated than "me". This is an area which is changing and younger native speakers may disagree.

 

[Tarheel]

The word "official" is not a grammar term.

I would say "He insisted that I go" or "He told me to go".