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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

"I need for you to do it"

Have you ever heard and used this sentence structure, "I need for you to be over", "I need for you to do it", etc? I think that we do not need "for" here at all. What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as always.
  

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"I need for you to do it"-- Yes. "I need for you to be over"- - No. 'For' is optional but seldom used there, I think.

— Mister Micawber

  • "I need for you to do it"-- Yes.
  • "I need for you to be over"- - No.
  • 'For' is optional but seldom used there, I think.
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"I need for you to do it"-- Yes.
"I need for you to be over"-- No.

'For' is optional but seldom used there, I think.
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Wow, it is so new to me and I am now a little bit surprised and then can we also say "I want for you to help me."? Thank you so much.
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You can say these things, but they are rare and not very natural.
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