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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

think by oneself v.s. think for oneself

When I asked someone giving me advice for something, I was told to "think it for yourself". I think that should be said as "think it by yourself".......Both of us are not English native speaker. By checking dictionary, it seems both could be used... Which one is correct? and how to seperate the 2 expressions?

Thank you very much inadvance.
  

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In that context it would be "work it out for yourself" rather than "think it". If you wanted to use "think", then say "have a think about it yourself", or, "think it through yourself", or "think it over yourself/by yourself". "Work it out for yourself" is probably the most common though.

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  • In that context it would be "work it out for yourself" rather than "think it".
  • If you wanted to use "think", then say "have a think about it yourself", or, "think it through yourself", or "think it over yourself/by yourself".
  • "Work it out for yourself" is probably the most common though.
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In that context it would be "work it out for yourself" rather than "think it". If you wanted to use "think", then say "have a think about it yourself", or, "think it through yourself", or "think it over yourself/by yourself". "Work it out for yourself" is probably the most common though.
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