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Dec 30, 2020 · Use "to". While it is sometimes possible to use "dance with" in relation to music, this is unusual and requires a particular reason, with at least an implication that the person is not dancing to the music. "With" makes no sense when no reason is given for its use.
Aug 13, 2008 · In my experience, "You are arguing about the number of angels that can dance on the head of a pin" is most often thrown out by people who want to ridicule the intricacies of their opponents' arguments because they cannot understand them. It does indeed have a religious origin. To be precise, the origin is in Catholic theology.
Sep 30, 2017 · I would like to dance with you. This is a bit too direct. I would like dancing with you. This sounds all wrong. The polite, formal, way to ask is 'May I have this dance?'. A less formal, and perfectly natural, way is 'Would you like to dance?'. Cross-posted.
May 3, 2011 · For me "I like to dance" and "I like dancing" are interchangeable and mean the same thing. I've also heard of some teachers of English (from non-English speaking countries) making this distinction. My response: False dichotomy, and a fake rule created by people who just want to complicate things for their students.
Oct 29, 2017 · If I want to invite someone to dance, I should say"start dancing". B. Barque Banned. Tamil Oct 29, 2017
May 19, 2016 · He took part in the 2015 World Pole Dance Championship held in Beijing, China on April 12th, 2015.(Quoted from an online article) I am not sure whether "Championship" should be replaced by "Championships" in the above sentence. As far as I know, there are some other world-level sports events such as the 2015 World Table Tennis Championships.
Dec 30, 2010 · With dance, (the tango in this case) or any sort of artistic or creative activity, the artist is free to express whatever he wants of what is "in his mind": the "issues" that the person is dealing with, their interests, thoughts or preoccupations at any particular time.
Oct 29, 2010 · I am eager to go to the dance. I'm eager to dance. To go is a verb. The expression to be eager must be followed by a verb, not a noun. So You couldn't say I'm eager dance. Some people say--and I agree with them--that mastering the use of prepositions is one of the most difficult tasks in learning another language. ¡Ánimo!
Mar 28, 2018 · I think the expression is more common in teaching which involves practical physical performance, like dance or acting, than in everyday teaching in a school. Chris Ruffle taught Medau at a Dance for Africa Day in Ashford at Christmas, and Marlene McGee gave a class at a' taster' event organised by the Open University at Lowestoft. Medau News. 1987
Jul 24, 2009 · Well, I have to say I was a little surprised to find over 4 million hits for the google search "trainings -training" and over 12 million for simple "trainings" The use as a countable is quite well established - mainly, it seems, in the context Tacocat mentions it, as a shortened version of "training course" or "training session".
