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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Preposition question ... 'for' or 'to'
I've been scratching my head over the following for several hours now. Hopefully someone here can help me. Is it correct to say:
1) The Digital Cloud: Open for business, closed for everybody else.
2) The Digital Cloud: Open for business, closed to everybody else.
Which formulation is correct or more correct than the other? The more I look at 'closed for' in 1) the more wrong it seems compared to 'closed to' in 2)
Any help would be much appreciated.
Phil
1) The Digital Cloud: Open for business, closed for everybody else.
2) The Digital Cloud: Open for business, closed to everybody else.
Which formulation is correct or more correct than the other? The more I look at 'closed for' in 1) the more wrong it seems compared to 'closed to' in 2)
Any help would be much appreciated.
Phil
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Hi I think either of those works, but I like the second better If a shop had closed for business, for some reason - could just be the lunch-break - but they recognised me and sold me something I needed, the owner might say 'we're closed for business, but we're open to you' Dave
- Hi I think either of those works, but I like the second better If a shop had closed for business, for some reason - could just be the lunch-break - but they recognised me and sold me something I needed, the owner might say 'we're closed for business, but we're open to you' Dave
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Hi
I think either of those works, but I like the second better
If a shop had closed for business, for some reason - could just be the lunch-break - but they recognised me and sold me something I needed, the owner might say 'we're closed for business, but we're open to you'
Dave
I think either of those works, but I like the second better
If a shop had closed for business, for some reason - could just be the lunch-break - but they recognised me and sold me something I needed, the owner might say 'we're closed for business, but we're open to you'
Dave
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First, can you please explain who you mean by 'everybody else'?
It seems odd to contrast the term 'business' with a group of people.
Clive
It seems odd to contrast the term 'business' with a group of people.
Clive
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Anonymous1) The Digital Cloud: Open for business, closed for everybody else.2) The Digital Cloud: Open for business, closed to everybody else.I find this slogan, if it is a slogan, somewhat offputting. Of course, I don't know the context.
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My understanding was that it is B2B - companies that specialise in IT systems communicating from one business to another
They offer a service to the businesses, but one of their selling points is that the general public cannot get access to it
I could be wrong :-)
Dave
They offer a service to the businesses, but one of their selling points is that the general public cannot get access to it
I could be wrong :-)
Dave
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dave_anonThey offer a service to the businesses, but one of their selling points is that the general public cannot get access to itI see, that would make sense.
I thought it was referring to "digital cloud" as a general concept rather than a specific service.
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AnonymousI've been scratching my head over the following for several hours now. Hopefully someone here can help me.I'm afraid we can't reach your head!
(Sorry, I couldn't resist!)
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The slogan should basically cover the fact that the Cloud is "Open for business" but "Closed to/for everybody else" (as in totally secure). So in this context, which preposition, 'to' or 'for' is better?
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