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Surfer Posted 13 years ago
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Hello everyone.
I'd appreciate if you could give me your opinion on this:
-If I find math difficult, then I say:
Math is difficult for me.
-However, if I find it easy myself (because, for example, I'm a professor of math) but still recognise its difficulty (for others for example) and view it as such, then I express my perception by saying:
Math is difficult to me.
Am I right on this? Thank you very much.
I'd appreciate if you could give me your opinion on this:
-If I find math difficult, then I say:
Math is difficult for me.
-However, if I find it easy myself (because, for example, I'm a professor of math) but still recognise its difficulty (for others for example) and view it as such, then I express my perception by saying:
Math is difficult to me.
Am I right on this? Thank you very much.
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If you find Math difficult, then yes, you should say "Math is difficult for me" . I have virtually no doubt about that. About the second scenario (you find it easy, but think it's hard for others), I think that, if you say " Math is difficult to me", most people will not notice the difference between for and to , so they'll think you find Math hard.
- If you find Math difficult, then yes, you should say "Math is difficult for me" .
- I have virtually no doubt about that.
- About the second scenario (you find it easy, but think it's hard for others), I think that, if you say " Math is difficult to me", most people will not notice the difference between for and to , so they'll think you find Math hard.
- Maybe it is a correct way to say it, if you find Math easy, but I suggest that you write something less misleading, "I think Math can be difficult" , or "I understand how Math can prove difficult to some people" .
- It's also possible that "Math is difficult for me" and " Math is difficult to me" mean the same thing (which I believe they do), and you have no alternative but to use something else for the second scenario.
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If you find Math difficult, then yes, you should say "Math is difficult for me". I have virtually no doubt about that.
About the second scenario (you find it easy, but think it's hard for others), I think that, if you say "Math is difficult to me", most people will not notice the difference between for and to, so they'll think you find Math hard.
About the second scenario (you find it easy, but think it's hard for others), I think that, if you say "Math is difficult to me", most people will not notice the difference between for and to, so they'll think you find Math hard.
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SurferHowever, if I find it easy myself (because, for example, I'm a professor of math) but still recognise its difficulty (for others for example) and view it as such, then I express my perception by saying:Math is difficult to me.Am I right on this?No
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