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[Anonymous]

I don't like him wearing that suit.

Can't this sentence be used in two different ways?
1-meaning: "I don't like his wearing that suit." The fact that he wears it.
2-meaning: "I don' t find him attractive in that suit."

 

[MikeNewYork]

I don't like him wearing that suit.

Can't this sentence be used in two different ways?
1-meaning: "I don't like his wearing that suit." The fact that he wears it.
2-meaning: "I don' t find him attractive in that suit."

It could mean the second, but there would be better ways to phrase that. It most likely means the first.

 

[RonBee]

What Mike said.

:wink:

(For the second meaning it would probably be better to say: "I don't like the way he looks in that suit.")

 

[MikeNewYork]

What Mike said.

:wink:

(For the second meaning it would probably be better to say: "I don't like the way he looks in that suit.")

Much better. :wink: