correct sentences

The first and the third

You don't seem to know anything other than to work.

Hi Contrex (By the way, is a comma required after 'Hi"?)

Why is sentence 2 wrong? 'To know' and 'to work' is parallel construction.

Many thanks.

Regards

If you like; it's not compulsory.



That's as maybe. It's wrong, however. One does not use "know" with infinitives. English is not French. It would be incorrect to write, "You know to work".

You could write "You know how to work", and, therefore, "You don't seem to know anything except how to work", or "You don't seem to know how to do anything except work"

Thank you very much, Contrex.

I have realised that there is an a slightly archaic usage where people say "know to (something)" - as in these sentences

He knows to look busy when the boss is in the office means "He is prudent enough to look busy when the boss is in the office".

He knows better than to play with fire means "He is prudent or sensible enough not to play with fire"

thx contrex for the info !

re à ta signature: personne n'est parfait

Sauf Nicola Sirkis, Oli de Sat, Mr Shoes, etc

Say contrex, question for you? was the word right not used in the rite context? and www does mean world wide web write? jbc i aint so shure,
b4 i come across as an amrrican maroon I just wants to have fun at the expence of the english languague :wink: