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Concerning the usage of the following forms "to do" and "to be doing," are the continuous ones correct?

  • There is nothing to laugh at.
  • There is nothing to be laughing at.
  • There isn't much to talk about.
  • There isn't much to be talking about.
Sven Yargs
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  • What do Google Ngrams for {nothing to laugh at,nothing to be laughing at,much to talk about,much to be talking about} suggest? – Edwin Ashworth Jun 29 '15 at 21:42

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The first and third phrases seem more common, and the second and fourth phrases are slightly more confusing, but they still work.

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