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SpongeBarb Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

We'd like for you to

Hi,

Is 'We'd like for you to join us for movie night down at your neighborhood' grammatical?

Does it make a difference with and without 'for' in this sentence?

Why isn't there an artical 'a' before 'movie night'?

The original sentence was printed on a grand opening sort of invitation card.

Thanks.

ETA: grand opening invitation card.
  

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Hi, Is 'We'd like for you to join us for movie night down at your neighborhood' grammatical? Does it make a difference with and without 'for' in this sentence? I consider this use of 'for' substandard.

— Clive

  • Hi, Is 'We'd like for you to join us for movie night down at your neighborhood' grammatical?
  • Does it make a difference with and without 'for' in this sentence?
  • I consider this use of 'for' substandard.
  • However, you hear it quite a lot in informal speech.
  • It has a 'folksy' kind of feeling to it, and I think some people perhaps feel that 'I'd like you to .
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Hi,

Is 'We'd like for you to join us for movie night down at your neighborhood' grammatical?

Does it make a difference with and without 'for' in this sentence?

I consider this use of 'for' substandard. However, you hear it quite a lot in informal speech. It has a 'folksy' kind of feeling to it, and I th
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Clive It has a 'folksy' kind of feeling to it...

Hi Clive,

I wonder whether it's American-folksy, or Pan-American-Canadian-British folksy.

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Hi,

Certainly American and Canadian. British, I'm not sure about. Perhaps someone else will comment.

Clive
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I agree with Clive: non-standard.
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Thanks a lot, Gurus :-D (I didn't mean it in a bad way.)
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