Name: Alternatives to "I want..." in English | Learn English with Cambridge
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Another day of work complete, and oh boy, does teaching work up an appetite.

Mmm, I think I'm in the mood for spaghetti.

An alternative to I want is, "I'm in the mood for something."

Such as, "I'm in the mood for sushi," or "I'm in the mood to do something."

Like, "I'm in the mood to go shopping today."

According to the Cambridge English Corpus, "I'm in the mood for" is twice as common than "I'm in the mood to do something."

But "I'm in the mood for" is less often negated than "I'm in the mood to do something."

Normally, people say, "I'm not in the mood to clean today."

Also, instead of saying, "I want," you can say, "I feel like something."

Or "I feel like doing something," such as "I feel like cooking today."

"Feel like" is 12 times more common than "in the mood for," and 25 times more common than "in the mood to."

You can find helpful information like this and lots more on the Cambridge English Corpus, a database of real language.

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