Applicable to vs applicable for
1. This rule is applicable to them
2. This rule is applicable for them.
3. It’s been applicable forever.
4. It has been applicable for forever.
Are all of these sentences grammatically correct? What are the differences?
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talab1234 1. This rule is applicable to them Good, except don't forget closing punctuation. To a native English speaker, that missing period is like a vast hole in the space-time continuum.
- talab1234 1.
- This rule is applicable to them Good, except don't forget closing punctuation.
- To a native English speaker, that missing period is like a vast hole in the space-time continuum.
- I guess a learner doesn't see it the way a native does.
- Like, if I was learning Arabic, one little squiggle more or less would be hard for me to spot, I'm sure.
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talab12341. This rule is applicable to them
Good, except don't forget closing punctuation. To a native English speaker, that missing period is like a vast hole in the space-time continuum. I guess a learner doesn't see it the way a native does. Like, if I was learning Arabic, one little squiggle more or less would be hard for me to spot, I'm sure.
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