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Geoyo Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Give it for me

"All I want for christmas is a PSP, come on mom and dad, give it for me"

These are lyrics from a song. Shouldn't it be "give it to me" instead of "give it for me"? Can you say that?
  

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Right, "give it for me" doesn't make sense there. It should presumably be "give it to me". Also "Christmas" needs a capital, and, as written, it is a run-on sentence (though it may be a concatenation of several lines of lyric).

— GPY

  • Right, "give it for me" doesn't make sense there.
  • It should presumably be "give it to me".
  • Also "Christmas" needs a capital, and, as written, it is a run-on sentence (though it may be a concatenation of several lines of lyric).
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Right, "give it for me" doesn't make sense there. It should presumably be "give it to me".

Also "Christmas" needs a capital, and, as written, it is a run-on sentence (though it may be a concatenation of several lines of lyric).
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Would "give one for me" be acceptable?
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geoyoWould "give one for me" be acceptable?
Not in that context, no.
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But when I type "give one for me" in google, I get a lot of examples with this phrase, such as:

"Now I need a SIM card for this, and I've read about the local Verizon Wireless store can give one for me."
"Hey, if you end up having extra Birthday Sets, please give one for me!"
"Google AdWord Coupons. Brother will you give one for me"
"So I just hope that I can afford to buy one
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geoyoBut when I type "give one for me" in google, I get a lot of examples with this phrase, such as:
A great many things you can find on Google would not be said by most native speakers.
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So it's all wrong, how terrible. I wouldn't have thought that. Thank you
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