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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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What is the difference?

What is the difference between the following two sentences?(a) The document you will issue to me.(b) The document you will issue for me.
  

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The document you will issue to me. = I will receive the document. The document you will issue for me.

— Mister Micawber

  • The document you will issue to me.
  • = I will receive the document.
  • The document you will issue for me.
  • = I will receive the document OR someone else will receive the document on my authority.
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The document you will issue to me. = I will receive the document.
The document you will issue for me. = I will receive the document OR someone else will receive the document on my authority.
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Hi,
AnonymousWhat is the difference between the following two sentences?
Strictly speaking, those are not sentences.

The document you will issue is to me. That document is to me.

The document you will issue is for me. That document is for me.

We should say, for example, "This document is for you" (not "This
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