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I know this for a fact.
Hi,Could any one clear up my conundrum?In the following sentences what do the two for mean?I'll be very grateful. ( 1 ) I know this for a fact.( 2 ) I know you for a thief and a liar.
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1. ", has idiomatic status in English, and people say this like a kind of expression. 2.
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- ", has idiomatic status in English, and people say this like a kind of expression.
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- Again this can be a prepositional phrase, "for a thief and a liar," which functions as an adv.
- " This also has something like idiomatic-like status in English and might be used as a set expression.
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1. This could be looked at an a prepositional phrase, "for a fact," which functions as an adverb modifying the verb "know." So you have essentially: "I for a fact know this." Also the whole thing, "I know this for a fact.", has idiomatic status in English, and people say this like a kind of expression.
2. Again this can be a prepositional phrase, "for a thief and a liar," which fun
2. Again this can be a prepositional phrase, "for a thief and a liar," which fun
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