I read that like swimming and like to swim :     [...] While he likes to swim always means that he enjoys propelling himself through the water using his own body power, he likes swimming could also be used if he enjoys watching it as a spectator.   However, while liking and enjoying don't seem to be very different (the former meaning "" and the latter meaning ""), enjoy to swim is ungrammatical.   Therefore, I would like to know what the difference is between liking and enjoying in reference to the fact that, while like to swim is possible, **enjoy to swim* is not.  Thank you.
Why is it that we have to use the gerund form for the first example? I have been told that it is not grammatical to use the infinitive form.  For some verbs, it's okay:     I wanted to study English.   I had to study English.   I needed to study English.   I tried to study English.   I traveled to study English.   But, for some verbs, it's incorrect:     I ended up to study English.     Why is that the case?
How do I delete Windows after an Ubuntu install? I downloaded Ubuntu 12.04 LTS to my Dell Dimension 4600 with Windows XP installed.  I now have a neat dual-boot system, but I want to get rid of the XP OS and keep Ubuntu as my only OS.  How do I do this? I was wondering if $\mathbf{A}\times\mathbf{C}=\mathbf{B}$ and $\mathbf{A}\cdot{\mathbf{C}}= p$, is it possible to express C in terms of A, B, and p?  Note: A, B, C are vectors and p is a scalar.  Sorry if this question has been asked before. If so, can anyone give me a link to it? C# LINQ find duplicates in List Arrive steering behavior Getting MAC Address I need a cross platform method of determining the MAC address of a computer at run time.  For windows the 'wmi' module can be used and the only method under Linux I could find was to run ifconfig and run a regex across its output.  I don't like using a package that only works on one OS, and parsing the output of another program doesn't seem very elegant not to mention error prone.   Does anyone know a cross platform method (windows and linux) method to get the MAC address?    If not, does anyone know any more elegant methods then those I listed above? How To Use DateTimePicker In WPF? I have no idea how to use the DateTimePicker control in WPF. It is not available in the Toolbox. How to boot Ubuntu persistent live USB on Android? I'm discovering the possibilities offered by persistent live USB using Ubuntu 19.10 and I was wondering if it would be possible to boot with Ubuntu on Android (i.e. using your computer capabilities through your smartphone) using those multi-plug USB sticks which have both USB3 and micro-USB2.  In other way: can I get some kind of a boot menu on an Android device in order to boot with a persistent live USB in order to access my Linux computer tools and setup from a wider range of devices? Confused at + and ++ in TikZ I can't seem to figure out the difference between + and ++ relative coordinates in TikZ.   I understand ++. ++ specifies delta coordinates that are added to the last current point, the current point is then set to the new absolute current point (correct?):  \draw (0,0) -- ++(1,0) -- ++(0,1) means:  set Current Point to (0,0) add (1,0) to Current Point = (1,0) set Current Point to (1,0) add Current Point (1,0) to (0,1) = (1,1) set Current Point to (1,1)   I can't seem to figure out that + does, when I try it out it looks like the coordinates in the +(x,y) are absolute coordinates rather than delta coordinates, but the manual says otherwise Does one wing of fly contain harmful microbes and the other contain only antibodies? There was  study but the conclusion and it's source's relability seemed a bit off. How come a house flies one wing contain all microbe and the other don't. What is the best way to find the users home directory in Java? How to do this the fastest way? How do I change which mirror I get updates and software from? 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Reference: Fraleigh p. 95  Question 23d. in A First Course in Abstract Algebra Capitalization of explanation of abbreviations Overcoming ~5000 File Document Library Limits Microsoft technet states that document libraries have a file limit of 30 million items:    In practice, numerous features seem to break once there are more than 5000 items in a Document library - not just in the initial directory listing - but as a recursive total. For example, you may be able to list folders, but setting permissions or deleting files is met with errors.  Are there any configuration options or optimizations that can be used to relax these limits?  A workaround would be to split folders into separate document libraries, but in our case, with over 5 million files, this would result in a minimum of 1000, 5000 file document libraries and likely many more. At that point we're likely shifting the problem into the library view.    A major showstopper is the effect this has on Sharing - a user trying to share a folder with more than 5000 aggregate items simply fails. I'm investigating the effect (if any) the resource throttling suggestion below has on this.