Timeline for the verb "linger" used with a gerund: is it possible?
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| Apr 2, 2021 at 18:41 | comment | added | FeliniusRex - gone | Why did you have to let it linger? | |
| Mar 6, 2021 at 19:55 | answer | added | Chris Mack | timeline score: 1 | |
| Mar 6, 2021 at 19:52 | comment | added | BillJ | No: "linger" does not license gerund-participial complements. | |
| Mar 6, 2021 at 19:37 | comment | added | Colin Fine | It is understandable, but I don't think I would use it. I might do so with a comma to make the -ing phrase an afterthought: He is lingering, calling for her. | |
| Mar 6, 2021 at 19:34 | history | asked | user1425 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |