http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslVocabularyAndIdioms/Forum29.htmHelp with defining words and idioms, and new words and idioms that you've learntenCSMOD (Build: 3161.22795)http://www.englishforums.com/English/WantMean/zqdrx/post.htm#497094Sun, 06 Apr 2008 09:52:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:497094Alex+0http://www.englishforums.com/English/WantMean/zqdrx/post.htm#497094http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-497094.xmlThanks for very clear explanation.<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/WantMean/zqcxj/post.htm#497038Sun, 06 Apr 2008 07:08:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:497038Avangi1http://www.englishforums.com/English/WantMean/zqcxj/post.htm#497038http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-497038.xml<p>The first is more common.&nbsp; I didn&#39;t intend to push you.&nbsp; It was an accident. (There was no volition involved.)</p> <p><em><u>I didn&#39;t want to</u></em> suggests there may have been some mental process involved.&nbsp; That is, you left me no choice, so I had to push you.&nbsp; I would have preferred not to have to do it.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/WantMean/zqcnx/post.htmSun, 06 Apr 2008 06:16:35 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:497026Alex+2http://www.englishforums.com/English/WantMean/zqcnx/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-497026.xml1. &quot;Sorry. I didn&#39;t mean to push you.&quot; 2. &quot;Sorry. I didn&#39;t want to push you.&quot; Which sentence is more common? What&#39;s the difference in the meaning of &quot;mean&quot; and &quot;want&quot; in this situation?<div style="clear:both;"></div>