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Discussion Groups / English Usage / January 2009I incline vs I'm inclined [was: Re: ....address to our problem or address our problem??]
On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 04:57:07 -0800 (PST) tuyetnhungtsc@gmail.com wrote: > I incline to 2 but am not sure. I've never heard this construction. Is it OK to use this as well, or is "I'm inclined to" preferred? /W  SignatureMy real email address is constructed by swapping the domain with the recipient (local part). >> I incline to 2 but am not sure. >> > I've never heard this construction. Is it OK to use this as well, or is > "I'm inclined to" preferred? > > /W Go with "I'm inclined" its the usual usage. >> I incline to 2 but am not sure. >> >I've never heard this construction. Is it OK to use this as well, or is >"I'm inclined to" preferred? If you used "I'm inclined to" you'd really need to add another word or two, such as "I'm inclined to prefer 2" or "I'm inclined to think that the right answer is 2", or "I'm inclined towards".. "I incline to" simply means "I lean towards", and it's a shorter way of expressing the same thing. "I'm inclined to 2" isn't ungrammatical, but it's unidiomatic. SignatureKaty Jennison spamtrap: remove the first two letters after the @ > >On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 04:57:07 -0800 (PST) tuyetnhungtsc@gmail.com > >wrote: [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > the same thing. "I'm inclined to 2" isn't ungrammatical, but it's > unidiomatic. My ego forces me point out that I knew that e.g. "I'm inclined to use 2" is preferred to "I'm inclined to 2". But thanks for clearing this up. But Raymond's reply still applies and "I'm inclined to ..." is more widespread, right? /W SignatureMy real email address is constructed by swapping the domain with the recipient (local part). >> >On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 04:57:07 -0800 (PST) tuyetnhungtsc@gmail.com >> >wrote: [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >But thanks for clearing this up. But Raymond's reply still applies and >"I'm inclined to ..." is more widespread, right? Right. SignatureKaty Jennison spamtrap: remove the first two letters after the @ > > I incline to 2 but am not sure. > > I've never heard this construction. Is it OK to use this as well, or is > "I'm inclined to" preferred? Sounds fine to me (British English). Will. |
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