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Alc24 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Difference to/for / Change to/for

Which is correct please?

Whether you get your paycheck doesn't make a difference to/for me.

Whether you get your paycheck doesn't change a thing to/for me.

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4 Answers
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How about:

"Whether or not you get your paycheck, it doesn't..."

and either:

"...make a different to me."

or

"...change a thing for me."
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1. "to" would be typical. "for" is conceivable, under certain rare circumstances. However, this sentence is unusual. A paycheck, no matter how small, is nothing to scoff at. So for a person to say something like this would be quite strange.

2. "for" would be typical. "to" would be rare and very unusual, but it is conceivable. Again, this sentence is unusual because of the import

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