“Look forwarding” ; c. 2008-10-15.
The expression “We look forward to…ing” is extremely common yet hasn’t always been used. What would you use it for? What are you familiar with using forward instead of forward? What does forward mean grammatically? What do you think about pattern? Does this structure sound correct to you? Is it used everywhere around? Thanks for reading, a
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What is the correct English grammar and grammar? One looks forward to… meeting, dancing, flirting, talking, debating, etc. One looks forward to… meeting, dancing.
Forward
(or forwarding to):
verb gerund or present participle
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verb forwarding (a letter or email) on to a further destination “a Forwarding address” synonyms: send on, mail on, redirect, re-address, pass on “my mother forwarded me your email”
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help advance (something), promote. “The scientists are forwarding the development of biotechnology”
It is probably the product of a typo, where the author’s mind got a little ahead of itself, and was thinking about the -ing ending of the intended verb, but inserted -ing to soon, because forward- is also a verb. Degrading quality scores may be caused by improper computer editing.
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Forward is a noun, adjective, adverb and a verb,. Forward is a noun. Forward is a verb.
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Since “look forward” is a phrasal verb the correct present continuous form is “looking forward”, not “looking forwarding” Is the sentence you mentioned grammatically incorrect?
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I too look forward has been used since 1836 as a word like “I’m looking forward”. I look forward is more formal than “I’m looking forward” in formal letters.
Good luck.
