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   Anton Shepelev to All   
   "The honor to report that..."   
   03 Jan 19 12:33:18   
   
   Hello, all   
      
   I have read recently that "I have the honor to report   
   that..." is incorrect and that one should say "I have the   
   honor of reporting that...":   
      
   > Official committee reports in English of the Canadian   
   > House of Commons all  contain the phrase "Your Committee   
   > has the honour to present its Xth Report".  That should of   
   > course be "the honour of presenting."   
      
   But why?  It is the more difficult for me to understand   
   because in my naytive Russian the infinitive version is only   
   natural.   
      
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