Hey. The difference is so slight that it is ignored by most people, including native speakers. You can use both forms interchangeably. The below is probably the answer to your question: - We prefer TO stay in a hotel (eg. instead of staying in a flat) - We prefer stayING in a hotel (we have already spent some time in a hotel)
The use of “prefer OVER” in place of “prefer TO” (as in “I prefer apples over oranges”) is a relatively recent phenomenon (the expression only started gaining a little bit of ground in American literature in the 1940s and was almost non-existent in British literature until around 1980). Nonetheless, prefer TO 10x MORE common than “prefer OVER”. It is worth mentioning, however, that “over” has become quite popular in connection with “prefer” in the passive voice. For instance, "This policy is preferred to/over that policy." Still, prefer TO is much more popular than prefer OVER :) Hope it helps.
I like tea more than coffee but coffee smells better than tea. Tea aroma is very subtle whilts coffee aroma is dominating. - pls correct me if I am wrong.
Now you know how to speak English better. Do you often hear others use PREFER incorrectly? Let me know below, and see you next time! ⬇️⬇️⬇️🙂
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Thank you for the explanation! Short, helpful and easy to understand 😁
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I had a little conversation with someone i said the same way but i still was confuse so here it goes, thank you so much
Brilliant! Happy it helps
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Thanks a lot :)
Very useful video ❤
Thank you :) I’m here to help :)
Thanks for lightening us
Hello, Noni, I'm glad you find it useful 🙂
Well, I have a question
What's the different between I prefer drinking Tea and I prefer to drink Tea ???
Hey. The difference is so slight that it is ignored by most people, including native speakers. You can use both forms interchangeably. The below is probably the answer to your question:
- We prefer TO stay in a hotel (eg. instead of staying in a flat)
- We prefer stayING in a hotel (we have already spent some time in a hotel)
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Can we use prefer over??
The use of “prefer OVER” in place of “prefer TO” (as in “I prefer apples over oranges”) is a relatively recent phenomenon (the expression only started gaining a little bit of ground in American literature in the 1940s and was almost non-existent in British literature until around 1980). Nonetheless, prefer TO 10x MORE common than “prefer OVER”.
It is worth mentioning, however, that “over” has become quite popular in connection with “prefer” in the passive voice. For instance,
"This policy is preferred to/over that policy."
Still, prefer TO is much more popular than prefer OVER :) Hope it helps.
I like tea more than coffee but coffee smells better than tea. Tea aroma is very subtle whilts coffee aroma is dominating. - pls correct me if I am wrong.
Hey, Pax, I can't agree more with you! Tea is perfect, especially with a dash of moo juice 🙂+🫖+🐄🥛= 😄
I prefar your chenal to another UA-cam channel
Thanks a lot :) I'm glad to hear that and hope it helps.
I prefer your chanel to another UA-cam chanels!
Thanks! Great choice 😉