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Navitasan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Doing it for nothing
1) I am doing it for nothing.
2) I am not doing it for anything.
I think '1' means that I am doing it and don't expect to receive any payment or reward for it and '2' means that I am not going to do it no matter what I am offered.
But could '2' be used instead of '1'?
3) I am not doing it for anything. I am just having fun doing it.
I think it would work if it was 'anything in particular'.
Gratefully,
Navi.
2) I am not doing it for anything.
I think '1' means that I am doing it and don't expect to receive any payment or reward for it and '2' means that I am not going to do it no matter what I am offered.
But could '2' be used instead of '1'?
3) I am not doing it for anything. I am just having fun doing it.
I think it would work if it was 'anything in particular'.
Gratefully,
Navi.
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3) I am not doing it for anything. I am just having fun doing it. I think it might not be understood as meaning "I am doing it for nothing".
- 3) I am not doing it for anything.
- I am just having fun doing it.
- I think it might not be understood as meaning "I am doing it for nothing".
- navitasan I think it would work if it was 'anything in particular'.
- I think I would understand "I'm not doing it for anything in particular" as an attempt to say "I'm not doing it for any particular reason" rather than "I'm not receiving any payment/reward".
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navitasanBut could '2' be used instead of '1'?3) I am not doing it for anything. I am just having fun doing it.I think it might not be understood as meaning "I am doing it for nothing".
navitasanI think it would work if it was 'anything in particular'.I think I would understand "I'm not doing it for anything in particular"
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