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          This is a complicated sentence:




          Signals that are related imperfectly to actual quality will mislead those consumers choosing/to choose to rely upon these inaccurate signals.




          Let's simplify:




          Some signals will mislead people (choosing/to choose) to rely upon them.




          These two choices have very different meanings.



          The first one, "choosing", means:




          1) Some signals will mislead people choosing to rely upon them.



          1) Some signals will mislead the people who are choosing to rely upon them.



          1) Some signals will mislead people who trust them.



          1) Some signals will mislead people who [had already] decided to trust them.




          The second one, "to choose", means:




          2) Some signals will mislead people to choose to rely upon them.



          2) Some signals will trick people, and cause people to choose them.



          2) Some signals will trick people into choosing them.




          So:



          The first one (choosing) says that the people already decided to trust them. We don't know why they chose to trust the signals.



          The second one (to choose) says that the people decided after the signals misled them to trust the signals.






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            Thank you for the answer :) It is really helpful. Does "Some signals will mislead people who choose to rely upon them" also have the same meaning as the first one,choosing ?

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            And if I were to need to write something meaning the 2nd, I would instead write "Signals that are related imperfectly to actual quality will mislead those consumers into choosing to rely upon these inaccurate signals."

            – Martin Thompson
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          • @MartinThompson agree! I had that example in my draft but cut it for simplicity. I’ll put it back. :-)

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          • @jammyyang Yes, also the same as #1.

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          They are both correct in your sentence but don't have the exact same meaning, so it depend what you mean by "interchangeable".






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            This is a complicated sentence:




            Signals that are related imperfectly to actual quality will mislead those consumers choosing/to choose to rely upon these inaccurate signals.




            Let's simplify:




            Some signals will mislead people (choosing/to choose) to rely upon them.




            These two choices have very different meanings.



            The first one, "choosing", means:




            1) Some signals will mislead people choosing to rely upon them.



            1) Some signals will mislead the people who are choosing to rely upon them.



            1) Some signals will mislead people who trust them.



            1) Some signals will mislead people who [had already] decided to trust them.




            The second one, "to choose", means:




            2) Some signals will mislead people to choose to rely upon them.



            2) Some signals will trick people, and cause people to choose them.



            2) Some signals will trick people into choosing them.




            So:



            The first one (choosing) says that the people already decided to trust them. We don't know why they chose to trust the signals.



            The second one (to choose) says that the people decided after the signals misled them to trust the signals.






            share|improve this answer




















            • 1





              Thank you for the answer :) It is really helpful. Does "Some signals will mislead people who choose to rely upon them" also have the same meaning as the first one,choosing ?

              – jammy yang
              Apr 11 at 13:48







            • 1





              And if I were to need to write something meaning the 2nd, I would instead write "Signals that are related imperfectly to actual quality will mislead those consumers into choosing to rely upon these inaccurate signals."

              – Martin Thompson
              Apr 11 at 15:06











            • @MartinThompson agree! I had that example in my draft but cut it for simplicity. I’ll put it back. :-)

              – whiskeychief
              Apr 11 at 15:08











            • @jammyyang Yes, also the same as #1.

              – whiskeychief
              2 days ago















            5














            This is a complicated sentence:




            Signals that are related imperfectly to actual quality will mislead those consumers choosing/to choose to rely upon these inaccurate signals.




            Let's simplify:




            Some signals will mislead people (choosing/to choose) to rely upon them.




            These two choices have very different meanings.



            The first one, "choosing", means:




            1) Some signals will mislead people choosing to rely upon them.



            1) Some signals will mislead the people who are choosing to rely upon them.



            1) Some signals will mislead people who trust them.



            1) Some signals will mislead people who [had already] decided to trust them.




            The second one, "to choose", means:




            2) Some signals will mislead people to choose to rely upon them.



            2) Some signals will trick people, and cause people to choose them.



            2) Some signals will trick people into choosing them.




            So:



            The first one (choosing) says that the people already decided to trust them. We don't know why they chose to trust the signals.



            The second one (to choose) says that the people decided after the signals misled them to trust the signals.






            share|improve this answer




















            • 1





              Thank you for the answer :) It is really helpful. Does "Some signals will mislead people who choose to rely upon them" also have the same meaning as the first one,choosing ?

              – jammy yang
              Apr 11 at 13:48







            • 1





              And if I were to need to write something meaning the 2nd, I would instead write "Signals that are related imperfectly to actual quality will mislead those consumers into choosing to rely upon these inaccurate signals."

              – Martin Thompson
              Apr 11 at 15:06











            • @MartinThompson agree! I had that example in my draft but cut it for simplicity. I’ll put it back. :-)

              – whiskeychief
              Apr 11 at 15:08











            • @jammyyang Yes, also the same as #1.

              – whiskeychief
              2 days ago













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            5








            5







            This is a complicated sentence:




            Signals that are related imperfectly to actual quality will mislead those consumers choosing/to choose to rely upon these inaccurate signals.




            Let's simplify:




            Some signals will mislead people (choosing/to choose) to rely upon them.




            These two choices have very different meanings.



            The first one, "choosing", means:




            1) Some signals will mislead people choosing to rely upon them.



            1) Some signals will mislead the people who are choosing to rely upon them.



            1) Some signals will mislead people who trust them.



            1) Some signals will mislead people who [had already] decided to trust them.




            The second one, "to choose", means:




            2) Some signals will mislead people to choose to rely upon them.



            2) Some signals will trick people, and cause people to choose them.



            2) Some signals will trick people into choosing them.




            So:



            The first one (choosing) says that the people already decided to trust them. We don't know why they chose to trust the signals.



            The second one (to choose) says that the people decided after the signals misled them to trust the signals.






            share|improve this answer















            This is a complicated sentence:




            Signals that are related imperfectly to actual quality will mislead those consumers choosing/to choose to rely upon these inaccurate signals.




            Let's simplify:




            Some signals will mislead people (choosing/to choose) to rely upon them.




            These two choices have very different meanings.



            The first one, "choosing", means:




            1) Some signals will mislead people choosing to rely upon them.



            1) Some signals will mislead the people who are choosing to rely upon them.



            1) Some signals will mislead people who trust them.



            1) Some signals will mislead people who [had already] decided to trust them.




            The second one, "to choose", means:




            2) Some signals will mislead people to choose to rely upon them.



            2) Some signals will trick people, and cause people to choose them.



            2) Some signals will trick people into choosing them.




            So:



            The first one (choosing) says that the people already decided to trust them. We don't know why they chose to trust the signals.



            The second one (to choose) says that the people decided after the signals misled them to trust the signals.







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              Thank you for the answer :) It is really helpful. Does "Some signals will mislead people who choose to rely upon them" also have the same meaning as the first one,choosing ?

              – jammy yang
              Apr 11 at 13:48







            • 1





              And if I were to need to write something meaning the 2nd, I would instead write "Signals that are related imperfectly to actual quality will mislead those consumers into choosing to rely upon these inaccurate signals."

              – Martin Thompson
              Apr 11 at 15:06











            • @MartinThompson agree! I had that example in my draft but cut it for simplicity. I’ll put it back. :-)

              – whiskeychief
              Apr 11 at 15:08











            • @jammyyang Yes, also the same as #1.

              – whiskeychief
              2 days ago












            • 1





              Thank you for the answer :) It is really helpful. Does "Some signals will mislead people who choose to rely upon them" also have the same meaning as the first one,choosing ?

              – jammy yang
              Apr 11 at 13:48







            • 1





              And if I were to need to write something meaning the 2nd, I would instead write "Signals that are related imperfectly to actual quality will mislead those consumers into choosing to rely upon these inaccurate signals."

              – Martin Thompson
              Apr 11 at 15:06











            • @MartinThompson agree! I had that example in my draft but cut it for simplicity. I’ll put it back. :-)

              – whiskeychief
              Apr 11 at 15:08











            • @jammyyang Yes, also the same as #1.

              – whiskeychief
              2 days ago







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            1





            Thank you for the answer :) It is really helpful. Does "Some signals will mislead people who choose to rely upon them" also have the same meaning as the first one,choosing ?

            – jammy yang
            Apr 11 at 13:48






            Thank you for the answer :) It is really helpful. Does "Some signals will mislead people who choose to rely upon them" also have the same meaning as the first one,choosing ?

            – jammy yang
            Apr 11 at 13:48





            1




            1





            And if I were to need to write something meaning the 2nd, I would instead write "Signals that are related imperfectly to actual quality will mislead those consumers into choosing to rely upon these inaccurate signals."

            – Martin Thompson
            Apr 11 at 15:06





            And if I were to need to write something meaning the 2nd, I would instead write "Signals that are related imperfectly to actual quality will mislead those consumers into choosing to rely upon these inaccurate signals."

            – Martin Thompson
            Apr 11 at 15:06













            @MartinThompson agree! I had that example in my draft but cut it for simplicity. I’ll put it back. :-)

            – whiskeychief
            Apr 11 at 15:08





            @MartinThompson agree! I had that example in my draft but cut it for simplicity. I’ll put it back. :-)

            – whiskeychief
            Apr 11 at 15:08













            @jammyyang Yes, also the same as #1.

            – whiskeychief
            2 days ago





            @jammyyang Yes, also the same as #1.

            – whiskeychief
            2 days ago













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