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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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difference between 'useful to' and 'useful for'
  

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If you want to say that someone finds something useful then you use can use either "to" or "for":

"Thanks, this book will be very useful to/for me."

If you want to explain the purpose of something then you must use "for":

"This tool is useful for opening cans."

"useful to" can also be followed by a verb to express a desirable course of action:

"It woul

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