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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

It seems a very handy one [to know]

The protagonist made him and his aunt Flora invisible.

"Is this a hard spell to learn?" she asked me. "It seems a very handy one to know"

["Trumps of Doom" of The Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny]
I'd like to know "to know" means "If I know it."
And I'd like to know why "for me" is missing before "to know."
Thank you in advance for your help.
  

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handy here means useful. She is making a general statement. ie It seems a very useful spell [ for you or me or anyone ] to know.

— Clive

  • handy here means useful.
  • She is making a general statement.
  • ie It seems a very useful spell [ for you or me or anyone ] to know.
  • The part in brackets is implied.
  • Clive
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handy here means useful.

She is making a general statement.
ie It seems a very useful spell [ for you or me or anyone ] to know.

The part in brackets is implied.

Clive
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Thank you, Clive, for for another very kind answer from you. Emotion: smile
Then I was wondering if the to-infinitive "to know" represents the
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I assume you are asking if the meaning is The spell is useful if you know it.
In a sense, yes..

But really, I would argue that the spell is useful, even if you don't know it
Consider this more concrete example.
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