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Hans51 Posted 14 years ago
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"True of / for"
"The same is true of all political parties", adopted from Longman dictionary. Is there a meaning difference if I use "for" instead of "of" ? Is there a particular reason that "of" is used in the sentence? Thank you as usual and have a good day.
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Kwang Hee Han Is there a particular reason that "of" is used in the sentence? "true of" ~ true when speaking about. Mercury is spherical.
- Kwang Hee Han Is there a particular reason that "of" is used in the sentence?
- "true of" ~ true when speaking about.
- Mercury is spherical.
- The same is true of Mars and Venus.
- "true for" ~ true in the opinion of.
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Kwang Hee HanIs there a particular reason that "of" is used in the sentence?"true of" ~ true when speaking about. Mercury is spherical. The same is true of Mars and Venus.
"true for" ~ true in the opinion of. What is true for me is not necessarily true for everyone.
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That said, people often say "true for" in the
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