Walt Whitman
Member
- Joined
- Jan 4, 2012
- Member Type
- English Teacher
- Native Language
- Italian
- Home Country
- Italy
- Current Location
- Italy
English teacher
On another forum a native (I don’t remember whether British or American) asked foreros to translate a sentence to Italian. His exact wording was as follows:
I am wanting to get the Italian translation for… / I’m wanting to have this painted…
Is it correct to use the verb “want” in the present continuous?
Would these alternatives be more appropriate?
I’d like to get…
I want to get… (maybe a bit less polite?)
Thanks a lot.
WW
On another forum a native (I don’t remember whether British or American) asked foreros to translate a sentence to Italian. His exact wording was as follows:
I am wanting to get the Italian translation for… / I’m wanting to have this painted…
Is it correct to use the verb “want” in the present continuous?
Would these alternatives be more appropriate?
I’d like to get…
I want to get… (maybe a bit less polite?)
Thanks a lot.
WW