My hobby is listening/to listen to music ?

[ph2004]

"My hobby is listening/to listen to music." Both are correct ?

 

[corum]

Some say the infinitive is no go, but trust me it is. Both are okay.

 

[Rover_KE]

I would only say '...listening', and trust me, so would every other native speaker I know.

Rover

 

[corum]

I would only say '...listening', and trust me, so would every other native speaker I know.

Rover

It is outside the question how people you know may say that. The OPs question relates to which is correct. :up:

 

[Randombubbles]

The infinitive connotes a higher degree of abstraction, while
the gerund connotes more involvement in action.

Both the infinitive and the gerund are grammatical. That said, the latter is much more frequent.

 

[bhaisahab]

It is outside the question how people you know may say that. The OPs question relates to which is correct. :up:

That something is grammatically correct doesn't necessarily mean that it is meaningful or commonly used.

 

[5jj]

I would find it hard to trust an answer about language from somebody who could write:

It is outside the question how people you know may say that. The OPs question relates to which is correct. :up:

;-)

 

[Randombubbles]

I would find it hard to trust an answer about language from somebody who could write:
;-)

Why? ;-)

 

[Randombubbles]

Okay, I reword my comment:

It is outside the question how people you know may say that. The OPs question relates to which is correct. :tick:

I see no violation of English grammar here.

 

[Allen165]

Okay, I reword my comment:

It is outside the question how people you know may say that. The OPs question relates to which is correct. :tick:

I see no violation of English grammar here.

NOT A TEACHER.

The phrase "outside the question" is foreign to me. Perhaps this is what you meant to express: "How people you know might say that is not at issue."

 

[Randombubbles]

outside
preposition:

not within the limits of a particular subject or activity

outside - definition. American English definition of outside by Macmillan Dictionary

beyond the confines or borders of

Outside | Define Outside at Dictionary.com

that's outside the question

http://angol-magyar-szotar.hu/outside.html

 

[5jj]

Jasmin is right. The phrase sound unnatural to me, too.

Randombubbles, Your first link gives no examples similar to 'outside the question': [FONT=&quot]
[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]not within the limits of something[/FONT]

1. 1. [FONT=&quot]a.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]not within the limits of a particular time, range, or situation[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]classes held outside normal school hours[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The failure was caused by circumstances outside our control.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Until then love was something outside my experience.[/FONT]

1. 1. [FONT=&quot]b.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]not within the limits of a particular subject or activity[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]George’s passion outside business is playing.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]outside of: [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]mathematical discoveries that will have a big impact outside of mathematics[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]
[/FONT]
Nor does the second:[FONT=&quot]:[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]beyond the confines or borders of: visitors from outside the country.
[/FONT]


[FONT=&quot]
[/FONT]

 

[Randombubbles]

Jasmin is right.

(S)he agrees with you so (s)he is right too. :up:

What about my third link?

that is outside the question

http://angol-magyar-szotar.hu/outside.html

HEre is more:

2 [preposition] beyond the limits or scope of:
the switchboard is not staffed outside normal office hours

definition of outside from Oxford Dictionaries Online

 

[5jj]

What about my third link? http://angol-magyar-szotar.hu/outside.html

I rely on the feelings of native speakers rather more than on a Hungarian source.

 

[Randombubbles]

I rely on ... feelings

That is why we can't agree, IMO.

 

[Randombubbles]

https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/138875-two-kinds-fish-es.html#post703506

 

[5jj]

Originally Posted by fivejedjon
I rely on ... feelings

That is why we can't agree, IMO.

You rather naughtily cut what I said, leaving a false impression.

Anyway, what are you doing? None of the sources you have provided suggests that 'outside the question' is natural English.

 

[Jaskin]

Please note I'm not a teacher nor a native speaker;

Perhaps "outside the question" = "out of the question" ?

Cheers

 

[Allen165]

Please note I'm not a teacher nor a native speaker;

Perhaps "outside the question" = "out of the question" ?

Cheers

No, "out of the question" means something like "not possible" or "excluded."

 

[5jj]

No, "out of the question" means something like "not possible" or "excluded."

So, could we apply that to corum's post?;-)