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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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be important to and for somebody

0Hi there,02br
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00Is there any different in meaning between 'Doing more exercise is important to me.' And 'Doing more exercise is important for me.' ?02br
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'02font 00 The 'for' reduces this suggestion of personal comittment. 02i 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • '02font 00 The 'for' reduces this suggestion of personal comittment.
  • 02i 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00'Doing more exercise is important01b00 to02b00 me.'02font00 The 'to' suggests that I agree, that I recognize the importance, even that I want to do more exercise.02br
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01font00'Doing more exercise is important01b00 for02b0
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0Hi there,02br
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00Thanks Clive.02br
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00But how about this:02br
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00Exercise is important for us. OR Exericse is important to us.02br
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00many thanks0-
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0Hi,02br
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00There's not a lot of difference here, but I'd say my same general comments more or less apply. The words we choose tend to reflect our attitude to the subject we are talking about.02br
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00But, as I said, there's not a big difference here.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive 0-
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