Nov 3, 2007 15:01
16 yrs ago
English term
Together, we are committed *to providing* our customers a ...
English
Marketing
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
is the ing form correct here?
Dear Colleagues English native,
I am translating a text into Italian, I have just found the sentence pasted above, which to my "non native" ear does not sound correct, but of course I can be wrong.
The "ing " for does not sound correct to me here because of the "To" but this a text of press release, so it is highly possible that I am wrong.
This is not essential for my translation but I would like to know if I am wrong or not, can someone kindly tell me if this sentence is correct and if yes why?
Thanks a lot in advance :=)
Angio
I am translating a text into Italian, I have just found the sentence pasted above, which to my "non native" ear does not sound correct, but of course I can be wrong.
The "ing " for does not sound correct to me here because of the "To" but this a text of press release, so it is highly possible that I am wrong.
This is not essential for my translation but I would like to know if I am wrong or not, can someone kindly tell me if this sentence is correct and if yes why?
Thanks a lot in advance :=)
Angio
Responses
4 +14 | Absolutely correct. | Andrey Belousov (X) |
Change log
Nov 3, 2007 15:24: writeaway changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Nov 3, 2007 15:30: Angie Garbarino changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Nov 3, 2007 18:14: writeaway changed "Field (specific)" from "Linguistics" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
Nov 3, 2007 18:15: writeaway changed "Field" from "Social Sciences" to "Marketing"
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Absolutely correct.
to be commited to doing smth. - just stick to this structure.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=ru&q=committed to providing&...
http://www.google.com/search?hl=ru&q=committed to providing&...
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: comitted to + gerund or other noun form; have a commitment + to [verb in the infinitive]
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Comment: "thanks a lot to all of you! "
Discussion
You can be commited to shtg or to doing something - the -ing form acts as a noun.