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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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what is the difference between what did you buy this dictionary for ? and what is London famous for ?
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Well, I guess one difference is that "What ... " in the first sentence is talking about purpose, whereas in the second it isn't ...
- Well, I guess one difference is that "What ...
- " in the first sentence is talking about purpose, whereas in the second it isn't ...
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Well, I guess one difference is that "What ... for?" in the first sentence is talking about purpose, whereas in the second it isn't ...
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My take on this is that they are essentially the same. To see this more clearly, simply put "for" as the first word in the sentence, without changing the order of the other words. Then you have:
For what did you buy this dictionary?
For what is London famous?
For what did you buy this dictionary?
For what is London famous?
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