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Junior Member Posts: 3
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Is "can't stand" followed by a to-infinitive or by -ing?
e.g. I can't stand having to wait in the rain. (That's what I prefer saying.) or I can't stand to have to wait in the rain. I can't stand sleeping with the windows closed. I can't stand to sleep with the windows closed. |
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Member Posts: 11697
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Hello, Hilti!
 After the expression can't stand you can use either an infinitive verb phrase or a gerund noun phrase. So all of your sentences are okay. |
