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Joe2012 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Regarding a preposition.

Sentence : "I've jotted down a wordy mail to/for you." But you didn't have the courtesy to reply.

My question: Which preposition would be correct in the sentence, "to" or "for"? These types of situation confuses me a lot. Is there anyway of deciding which preposition would be appropriate?

Regards and thanks
  

Top answer

You jot down something for somebody when they can't do it for themselves. They want to jot down something, but maybe they don't have the time. You jot it down for them.

— CalifJim

  • You jot down something for somebody when they can't do it for themselves.
  • They want to jot down something, but maybe they don't have the time.
  • You jot it down for them.
  • You jot it down in place of them.
  • You jot it down instead of them.
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You jot down something for somebody when they can't do it for themselves. They want to jot down something, but maybe they don't have the time. You jot it down for them. You jot it down in place of them. You jot it down instead of them. You jot it down as a favor. They may send it to someone else later.

You send mail to someone. It i
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So that is the difference. Now the confusion/doubt is clear. Thanks. Emotion: smile
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