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Default Re: It kept on crashing for me!

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Originally Posted by WASTHEBEST
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Originally Posted by P. Fogg
What is the meaning of the sentence "It kept on crashing for me!"?

Thank you in advance and best regards,

P. Fogg
"For me" specifies that it was crashing on your behalf; since that is unlikely, the more appropriate sentence would be:
"It kept crashing on me!"
That reading of "for" is certainly possible. It is also possible to read that "for me" as "when I was using it" (as opposed to when someone else was using it"). :wink:
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