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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

for or considering

Which of these is correct?
He has stolen a lot of gold for/considering his level. [about a game]

or

He has stolen a lot for/considering his age.

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In principle, both "for" and "considering" will work in both sentences. However... "for his age" is more often used for good (or at least neutral) things, I think, like "he is very tall for his age".

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  • In principle, both "for" and "considering" will work in both sentences.
  • However...
  • "for his age" is more often used for good (or at least neutral) things, I think, like "he is very tall for his age".
  • For that reason I would tend to choose "considering his age".
  • "for his level" is not such a common combination as "for his age", and I think "considering his level" is easier to understand, and also avoids any possibility of misinterpretation as "for the benefit of his level".
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In principle, both "for" and "considering" will work in both sentences. However...

"for his age" is more often used for good (or at least neutral) things, I think, like "he is very tall for his age". For that reason I would tend to choose "considering his age".

"for his level" is not such a common combination as "for his age", and I think "considering his level" is easier to unde
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