To & for
Dear teachers
I am confused when using 'to' or 'for' in sentences.
While reading Bible, for example, there is a sentence I don't know why using 'sweet to' and 'healthy for'.
The sentence is below.
"Kind words are like honey - sweet to the soul and healthy for the body."
Thanks in advance.
mbouti
Top answer
That doesn't sound like the Bible, and I can't find it in there. But anyway, Things are sweet to you because they taste sweet to you. "To" has a thousand and one uses.
- That doesn't sound like the Bible, and I can't find it in there.
- But anyway, Things are sweet to you because they taste sweet to you.
- "To" has a thousand and one uses.
- Not many dictionaries will even try to cover them all.
- The two major ones I just looked at online do not have this sense of the word.
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That doesn't sound like the Bible, and I can't find it in there. But anyway, Things are sweet to you because they taste sweet to you. "To" has a thousand and one uses. Not many dictionaries will even try to cover them all. The two major ones I just looked at online do not have this sense of the word.
Things are healthy for you because they are good for you. "For" has a thousand uses.
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