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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

To vs. for

We provide financial advice to businesses and professionals.
We provide financial advice for businesses and professionals.

What is the difference in meaning between these sentences?
Please advise which is more natural. Thanks.
  

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No difference in meaning; both are natural and common.

— Mister Micawber

  • No difference in meaning; both are natural and common.
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No difference in meaning; both are natural and common.
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Thank you, Mister M.
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Not true. there is a subtle difference in meaning. "We provide advice to*" indicates a specific audience: businesses and professionals. "We provide advice *for" indicates an intended target, which may or may not be business and professionals.
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No, only further context would make such an arrangement clear, Anon. As they stand, they are synonymous.
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