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Viceidol  #515027  Sat, 17 May 08 11:58 PM

It is very nice to be/being with you.

It was nice to see/seeing you.

It is dangerous to ride/riding with a drunken driver.

He was drunk. It was dangerous to ride/riding with him.

May I ask what's the difference using "to do"/"doing" in the above examples? Thank you!!
  
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Avangi  #515047  Sun, 18 May 08 01:10 AM

I don't believe there's any difference in meaning.  The choice between the infinitive and the participle might depend on other factors in a long sentence, like parallel structure.

 
  
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