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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Can we say this in English?

Can we say: "the apple tasted better for him."

instead of: "the apple tasted better to him"?
  

Top answer

Hi, 'To' is the natural thing to say, not 'for'. Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, 'To' is the natural thing to say, not 'for'.
  • Clive
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Hi,
'To' is the natural thing to say, not 'for'.

Clive
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The apple tasted better to him.

I find the above sentence a little too awkward.Can I say?

He found the taste of the apple to be better.
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Neeraj JainThe apple tasted better to him.

I find the above sentence a little too awkward.Can I say?

He found the taste of the apple to be better.

Neeraj Jain, the original is fine. Your version is also fine.

In either case, the reader needs a context to know "better than WHAT?"
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