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Time to kick butt: everyone has a right to clean air

Since 2008, all Vancouver Coastal Health sites including the buildings, grounds, sidewalks and parking lots, have technically been smoke-free. Silvia Houchen, suffers from emphysema, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder and is recovering from a recent lung transplant. If you want to cut back or quit smoking, we can help. Access free support and tools by calling HealthLink BC at 8-1-1 or go online to quitnow.ca. For more information about VCHs tobacco policies, visit Tobacco Protection. Check out our new site targeted at youth, www.your-call.ca

I stopped smoking or I stopped to smoke

I stopped to talk or I stopped talking? What is the difference in meaning? In this lesson, we will look at the verb "to stop" and when it should be followed by a gerund or an infinitive. The meaning of "I stopped to smoke" and "I stopped smoking" is very different. Watch this video and find out what the difference is. Then take the quiz: www.engvid.com