Note my corrections and comment above. Don't put a space after opening quotation marks.What is thesubtledifference between "He insisted that I go" and "He insisted on me going"?
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Yes, I wrote both sentences, I think "He insisted on me going" sounds too official. I meant to say that the boss wanted me to go immediately.Note my corrections and comment above. Don't put a space after opening quotation marks.
Did you write both sentences? If so, what did you mean and what do you think might be the difference?
Note that you'll also hear "He insisted on my going", though that form is rapidly becoming less common.
"He insisted on me going" doesn't sound official at all. It sounds very casual. If anything, it's the other way round - "He insisted that I go" sounds quite formal.Yes, I wrote both sentences, I think "He insisted on me going" sounds too official.
Neither of them carries the meaning of "immediately".I meant to say that the boss wanted me to go immediately.
"He insisted on me going" doesn't sound official at all. It sounds very casual. If anything, it's the other way round - "He insisted that I go" sounds quite formal.
Neither of them carries the meaning of "immediately".
I don't know about official but to me, as a 72 year old native BrE speaker, using "my" sounds more educated than "me". This is an area which is changing and younger native speakers may disagree.Which is more official "He insisted on my going" and "He insisted on me going"?
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