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Which one is correct, “intend on doing something” or “intend doing something”?
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The difference is that “intend doing something” is simply not correct. “Intend to do something” would be the best way to say it, with “intend on doing something” being a little awkward here but acceptable.
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The second is correct; the first is ungrammatical but can be corrected by replacing “intend” by “intent”.
Emeritus Professor Rodney Huddleston, co-author with Professor Geoffrey Pullum of “The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language”, Cambridge University Press, 2002.
The second is correct; the first is ungrammatical but can be corrected by replacing “intend” by “intent”.
Emeritus Professor Rodney Huddleston, co-author with Professor Geoffrey Pullum of “The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language”, Cambridge University Press, 2002.