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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Of or for word
This is the official account 'of or for' David Beckham.
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"Of" implies that DB owns the account; "for" means the account is maintained on his behalf either by DB himself or by someone else.
- "Of" implies that DB owns the account; "for" means the account is maintained on his behalf either by DB himself or by someone else.
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"Of" implies that DB owns the account; "for" means the account is maintained on his behalf either by DB himself or by someone else.
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deadrat"Of" implies that DB owns the account; "for" means the account is maintained on his behalf either by DB himself or by someone else.Thanks. So can 'of' in addition to implying that DB owns the account mean that the account is maintained by DB himself?
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No, famous people often officially own various social media accounts but delegate the running of them to their subordinates. The "of" implies some personal involvement, which may or may not be true.
The "for" need not imply any personal involvement at all. If I saw a website that said "This is the official account for David Beckham clothing lines." I'd expect that DB had authorized som
The "for" need not imply any personal involvement at all. If I saw a website that said "This is the official account for David Beckham clothing lines." I'd expect that DB had authorized som
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deadrat No, famous people often officially own various social media accounts but delegate the running of them to their subordinates. The "of" implies some personal involvement, which may or may not be true.The "for" need not imply any personal involvement at all. If I saw a website that said "This is the official account for David Beckham clothing lines." I'd expect that
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"Of" would be my guess, as DB would like you to believe that he's the one tweeting. And perhaps he actually is.
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