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Ant_222 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Surpass for/in

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00Hello all,    Kent Jones of Film Comment  thus  speaks  about  the  silent  movies directed by Fritz Lang:    "It is doubtful anyone has surpassed silent Lang  for  sheer  graphical power."    Could you explain why "for" was used? I'd say "surpassed him  in sheer graphical power"... Does "for" mean "because of"?..    Thanks in advance!  Anton02pre
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— Marius Hancu

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0Hi Ant, It's sort of a casual useage. It has the same feeling as 01u01i01b00for02b00 a purpose02i02u00. 01i00What would you recommend 01u00for02u00 (to cure) hiccups? Which car is best for racing? Whom are you picking for (as) best actress? I need a hammer for a big job. I need a small paint brush
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00  Thank you for the replies! I'll have to  think  them  over  to    conceive...      Marius:  So,  what's  the  difference  between   "surpass   in    grapchical power" and "surpass for graphical power"?      Avagni: That's fun, I see nothing special with your examples...      Allright, it's OK to say: "This drill is best for power",  but    wouldn't it be strange/offencive
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0 ... Just because I dont' get it. And what on Earth does it have to do with "DRILLbit Taylor"?02br
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