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HSS Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Queries Made to somebody, Queries Made for Somebody

0Quick one: would you also say [2] meaning [1]?02br
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00[1] Queries concerning the upcoming event can be made to Hiro Sone.02br
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00[2] Queries concerning the upcoming event can be made for Hiro Sone.02br
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00Hiro02br
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00Sendai, Japan0-
  

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0 No you can't use 'for' here. 0-

— Nona the brit

  • 0 No you can't use 'for' here.
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0 No you can't use 'for' here. 0-
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0 If I make a query to Hiro Sone, I speak directly to Hiro Sone.02br
00 If I make a query for Hiro Sone, I speak to someone else, not to Hiro Sone. I do this because Hiro Sone does not want to make the query. Hiro Sone wants me to make the query 01b00for02b00 him, that is, 01b00in place of02b00 him.02br
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0Yes, in other words, Hiro wants you to make the question on his behalf. I just arrived at that construction thinking the sentence, "I have a question for you." But I intuitively ruled out the "for Hiro Sone" sentence. Always better stick to your intuition.02br
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00Many thanks.02br
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00Hiro02br
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