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PreciousJones Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
For/to
Hi,
Please tell me the difference between these two sentences and whether they're both correct grammatically.
Who's gonna translate for the Russians. And
Who's gonna translate to the Russians.
Please tell me the difference between these two sentences and whether they're both correct grammatically.
Who's gonna translate for the Russians. And
Who's gonna translate to the Russians.
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I think They both ok (except for gonna) but they don't necessarily mean the same thing. With 'to' the Russians should be present during the translation. With 'for' they could either be present or not.
- I think They both ok (except for gonna) but they don't necessarily mean the same thing.
- With 'to' the Russians should be present during the translation.
- With 'for' they could either be present or not.
- For could also imply for the benefit (of the Russians).
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I think
They both ok (except for gonna) but they don't necessarily mean the same thing. With 'to' the Russians should be present during the translation. With 'for' they could either be present or not. For could also imply for the benefit (of the Russians).
They both ok (except for gonna) but they don't necessarily mean the same thing. With 'to' the Russians should be present during the translation. With 'for' they could either be present or not. For could also imply for the benefit (of the Russians).
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