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Moon7296 Posted 14 years ago
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to OR for?

1. He was so harsh/mean to me?
2. He was so harsh/mean for me?

I found some examples like #1 and #2 that are confusing for me; I don't know which preposition I should use between "to" and "for".
  

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Hi, 1. He was so harsh/mean to me? 2.

  • Hi, 1.
  • He was so harsh/mean to me?
  • 2.
  • He was so harsh/mean for me?
  • I found some examples like #1 and #2 that are confusing for me; I don't know which preposition I should use between "to" and "for".
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Hi,

1. He was so harsh/mean to me?
2. He was so harsh/mean for me?

I found some examples like #1 and #2 that are confusing for me; I don't know which preposition I should use between "to" and "for". In your examples, only 'to' is correct.

He was so mean to me. This is often

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