'speak for' or 'speak about'
I'm not sure whether 'stand for' is suitable for the following conversation because I think it's supposed to be 'speak about'. Could you confirm whether 'speak for' is right there? I extracted the conversation from 'A Game of Thrones', S06xEP01. Thank you in advance.
Melisandre: I saw him in the flames fighting at Winterfell.
Davos: I can’t speak for the flames, but he’s gone.
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lucas21c Could you confirm whether 'speak for' is right there? I extracted the conversation from 'A Game of Thrones', S06xEP01. Melisandre: I saw him in the flames fighting at Winterfell.
- lucas21c Could you confirm whether 'speak for' is right there?
- I extracted the conversation from 'A Game of Thrones', S06xEP01.
- Melisandre: I saw him in the flames fighting at Winterfell.
- Davos: I can’t speak for the flames, but he’s gone.
- The use of the phrase is grammatically correct, but the semantics is odd.
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lucas21c Could you confirm whether 'speak for' is right there? I extracted the conversation from 'A Game of Thrones', S06xEP01. Thank you in advance.Melisandre: I saw him in the flames fighting at Winterfell. Davos: I can’t speak for the flames, but he’s gone.
The use of the phrase is grammatically correct, but the semantics is odd. Can you tell me what th
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