"I for one would appreciate that "

[nq:1]"I for one would appreciate that". How to understand that sentence.[/nq]
Punctuate it: "I, for one, would appreciate that." The "for one" is parenthetically inserted in "I would appreciate that," and means "as one example of those who might appreciate that."

[nq:1]"I for one would appreciate that". How to understand that sentence.[/nq]
It means:

1. Many people would appreciate . . . (tacit, implicit);
2. I am one of those many people . . . (explicit.)

Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

[nq:2]"I for one would appreciate that". How to understand that sentence.[/nq]
[nq:1]It means: 1. Many people would appreciate . . . (tacit, implicit); 2. I am one of those many people . . . (explicit.)[/nq]
The first part is often implied by the expression, but without context I'd be cautious about drawing that inference. Sometimes the meaning is more like "There may not be many people wh

[nq:2]"I for one would appreciate that". How to understand that sentence.[/nq]
[nq:1]It means: 1. Many people would appreciate . . . (tacit, implicit); 2. I am one of those many people . . . (explicit.)[/nq]
No it does not. The original sentence accepts quite clearly that the speaker may well be the only one who "would appreciate that." Your interpretation does not allow for that possibili

[nq:1]"I for one would appreciate that". How to understand that sentence. Q.[/nq]
Whatever the rest of the world may think, I am one of those people who appreciate that.

[nq:1]The first part is often implied by the expression, but without context I'd be cautious about drawing that inference. Sometimes the meaning is more like "There may not be many people who would appreciate it, but at least I would."[/nq]
Yes, I think it's less rhetorical than the (actually rather weak) mock-humble question: "Can I be the only person who finds/feels/thinks ...?". This is oft