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Fattyshank Posted 15 years ago
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What's the difference between "to wait on (you)" and "to wait for (you)"?
What's the difference between "to wait on (you)" and "to wait for (you)"?
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I believe a hundred years ago these phrases were synonymous; however, today the meanings have diverged. You wait for someone to arrive. You apparently can still say you'll wait on someone to arrive, but this sounds old-fashioned.
- I believe a hundred years ago these phrases were synonymous; however, today the meanings have diverged.
- You wait for someone to arrive.
- You apparently can still say you'll wait on someone to arrive, but this sounds old-fashioned.
- In a restaurant a waiter waits on you.
- You can apparently still say a waiter will wait for you, but this is old-fashioned-sounding today.
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I believe a hundred years ago these phrases were synonymous; however, today the meanings have diverged. You wait for someone to arrive. You apparently can still say you'll wait on someone to arrive, but this sounds old-fashioned. In a restaurant a waiter waits on you. You can apparently still say a waiter will wait for you, but this is old-fashioned-sounding today.
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