https://reurl.cc/74NWqy I don't want you talking about her. I don't want you to talk about her. This wall wants painting. The students want teaching. Both #1 and #2 are acceptable and grammatical, and mean essentially the same (and to most hearers, probably exactly the same). However, the gerund construction of #3 and #4 is not universally common, at least in the United States. It is more popular in certain regions. In many parts of the US, these would more likely be expressed as: https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/want -- https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/want-someone-ving-to-v.3889616/ --

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