Hi
What does "for" mean in:
I s uppose that no one of us here this morning would care to call him-
self a full-fledged student of the history of science-certainly not I and if this be true, it is also a pity. For this particular session of the Society for Ethnomusicology begins a meeting whose content in the next two and a half days should, at least, mark a new phase in the development of our discipline.
Means the begin a meeting for the propose of holding a session, or it means 'because'?
Thans in advance
It means 'because'. And it should be preceded by a comma, not a period.
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It means 'because'.
And it should be preceded by a comma, not a period.
would care to call himself
would wish to call himself
would be willing to call himself