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AlexandreAnother Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
What is the differences between these two sentences.
It doesnt matter to him.
It doesnt matter for him.
I heard them both before from the mouths of other people. I think they essentially mean the same thing.
It doesnt matter for him.
I heard them both before from the mouths of other people. I think they essentially mean the same thing.
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Hi AlexandreA I'd say there is a difference. It doesn't matter to him. => This can be used to say that "he himself has no preference about something".
- Hi AlexandreA I'd say there is a difference.
- It doesn't matter to him.
- => This can be used to say that "he himself has no preference about something".
- It doesn't matter for him.
- => If someone used this wording, I would interpret it to mean "it makes no difference in his case" or "it doesn't/won't affect him".
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Hi AlexandreA
I'd say there is a difference.
It doesn't matter to him. => This can be used to say that "he himself has no preference about something".
It doesn't matter for him. => If someone used this wording, I would interpret it to mean "it makes no difference in his case" or "it doesn't/won't affect him".
I'd say there is a difference.
It doesn't matter to him. => This can be used to say that "he himself has no preference about something".
It doesn't matter for him. => If someone used this wording, I would interpret it to mean "it makes no difference in his case" or "it doesn't/won't affect him".
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