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Pructus Posted 15 years ago
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Bought him VS bougt for him
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A: I bought a watch for him.
B: I bought him a watch.
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The two sentences should not be of the same meaning, I guess.
Am I correct?
I guess it is like this.
A: This one means that "I bought a watch, meaning to give it to him, but I haven't given yet"
B: This one means that "I bouht a watch and gave it to him".
A: I bought a watch for him.
B: I bought him a watch.
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The two sentences should not be of the same meaning, I guess.
Am I correct?
I guess it is like this.
A: This one means that "I bought a watch, meaning to give it to him, but I haven't given yet"
B: This one means that "I bouht a watch and gave it to him".
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To me, the sentences have the same meaning.
- To me, the sentences have the same meaning.
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In my opinion, most native speakers use the two forms interchangeably.
I don't find much support for the distinctions you suggest. Only context could make those things clear.
Rgdz, - A.
I don't find much support for the distinctions you suggest. Only context could make those things clear.
Rgdz, - A.
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Hi,
A: I bought a watch for him.
If you want to get fancy, you could consider a meaning like this.
A wants to buy a watch and give it to B.
A can't go to the store to buy it, so he asks me to go to the store to buy it o
A: I bought a watch for him.
If you want to get fancy, you could consider a meaning like this.
A wants to buy a watch and give it to B.
A can't go to the store to buy it, so he asks me to go to the store to buy it o
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