Alternatives to "I want..." in English | Learn English with Cambridge

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Another day of work complete,
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and oh boy,
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does teaching work up an appetite.
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I’m starving.
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Mmm, I think I’m in the mood for spaghetti.
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An alternative to I want is I’m in the mood for something.
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Such as, I’m in the mood for sushi,
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or I’m in the mood to do something.
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Like, I’m in the mood to go shopping today.
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According to the Cambridge English Corpus,
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I’m in the mood
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for is twice as common than I’m in the mood to do something.
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But I’m in the mood for is less often negated
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than I’m in the mood to do something.
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Normally, people say,
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I’m not in the mood to clean today.
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Or maybe I feel like Japanese food.
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Also, instead of saying I want,
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you can say, I feel like something.
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Such as, I feel like pizza today.
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Or I feel like doing something,
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such as I feel like cooking today.
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Feel like is 12 times more common
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than in the mood for,
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and 25 times more common than in the mood to.
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You can find helpful information
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like this and lots more on the Cambridge English Corpus,
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a database of real language.
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So, how else can you say, I want?
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Tell me in the comments section.
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If you like this video,
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I’ll see you soon.
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Bye.
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