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PreciousJones Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

To/for

what's the difference when saying:

to someone and for someone?
  

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I wrote an email to my sister asking her if I could borrow $5000. My friend broke his hand and he asked me to write a letter for him. Precious - these are just two examples.

— JohnParis

  • I wrote an email to my sister asking her if I could borrow $5000.
  • My friend broke his hand and he asked me to write a letter for him.
  • Precious - these are just two examples.
  • The differences are numerous and cover different areas of grammar.
  • "To" is a preposition, an adverb and also an infinitive marker (used with the base form of a verb to indicate that the verb is in the infinitive).
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I wrote an email to my sister asking her if I could borrow $5000.
My friend broke his hand and he asked me to write a letter for him.

Precious - these are just two examples. The differences are numerous and cover different areas of grammar.
"To" is a preposition, an adverb and also an infinitive
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JohnParisI wrote an email to my sister asking her if I could borrow $5000.My friend broke his hand and he asked me to write a letter for him.Precious - these are just two examples. The differences are numerous and cover different areas of grammar."To" is a preposition, an adverb and also an infinitive marker (used with the base form of a verb to indicate that the verb is
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Is this sentence correct?

My friend broke his hand and I was asked to write a letter for him.
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Subash2008 - In the future, please start a new thread with this type of (good) question. That way, it won't get hidden and other students can benefit from it. Yes, your sentence is correct. Someone other than your friend could ask you to write a letter for him.
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JohnParis Subash2008 - In the future, please start a new thread with this type of (good) question. That way, it won't get hidden and other students can benefit from it. Yes, your sentence is correct. Someone other than your friend could ask you to write a letter for him.
What about:

It's probably all the same for him. And

It's probabl
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I've never heard "all the same for", only "all the same to".
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JohnParis I've never heard "all the same for", only "all the same to".
When someone asks for your opinion on something:

Would I use:

Well, for me....it seems like.....etc.. Or

Well, to me.....it seems like....etc...
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For my opinion I'd use "to".
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JohnParisFor my opinion I'd use "to".
Why is it that when we say:

It's different for everyone.

But, you'd use to for your own opinion such as:

Well, to me it's really just a conflict of interest. Or

Well, to me it doesn't look bad on oyou.
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Yes, that's correct.
It is my opinion. It belongs to me.
The declarative sentence "It's different for everyone" does not ask for my opinion.
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