&gt; I.e. you must say &quot;I detest fishing&quot; instead of &quot;I detest to fish&quot;, while you must say &quot;I want to fish&quot; instead of &quot;I want fishing&quot; while and both &quot;I like fishing&quot; and &quot;I like to fish&quot; are fine.<p>I&#x27;m not convinced just because it sounds odd to me.