請教：＿＿ too late is not polite. 該填Arriving還是To arrive???謝謝

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why??? difference?????

what's the difference???

As a stand alone sentence, "It is not polite to arrive too late" is better than both versions.

＿＿ too late is not polite. 該填Arriving還是To arrive?

i'd prefer to use arriving, ie, "arriving too late is not polite."

another example for this is "seeing is believing" which is a better way to say "to see is to believe."

btw, "to arrive too late is not polite" sounds like one's knowingly getting there late.

weiguang gave the answer already.

[QUOTE=cmty]what's the difference???[/QUOTE]
the major difference is,

to -> something is going to happen.

ing -> something happened already.

[QUOTE=vhalitluos]weiguang gave the answer already.[/QUOTE] see floor #5. the original question is specific.

p.s.

"arriving too late is not polite" is a general statement, quite similar in meaning to "it is not polite to arrive too late."

however, "to arrive too late is not polite" may have different meaning in different contexts. it  could be an advice to someone after he has been late, or a [polite] warning to someone who intends to arrive late.

these are two sentense patterns less discussed in textbooks as far as i am aware of, but quite often used in reality.

agree on Adelyn's statement.

[QUOTE=Adelyn]see floor #5. the original question is specific.

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these are two sentense patterns less discussed in textbooks as far as i am aware of, but quite often used in reality.[/QUOTE]

let's meke it simple.

100% public shool students in north america would not pick "to arrive too late is not polite". they ONLY say "it is not polite to arrive late". so, it is not an issue.

this is why "weiguang gave the answer already".

first, the question was specific and exclusive of the pattern "it is not polite to arrive too late." i had to answer the question. [:471:]  

second, it is unlikely we say these sentences without a context. the following shows the patterns in different contexts:

"...however, to arrive too late is not polite..." compared to "...but it is not polite to arrive too late..." or "but arriving too late is not polite."

english is rich of variations. and here are two little examples that may be subtly different within different contexts. why not we give it a chance in our use, speaking and writing? [:439:]

"arriving" i think