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Old 08-Jun-2005, 08:44
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Talking difference between 'such as' and 'for example'

I am a japanese pretty girl.
Please let me know the difference between "such as" and '"for example".
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Old 08-Jun-2005, 09:32
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Default Re: difference between 'such as' and 'for example'

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And I am a handsome gaikokujin... but this is not the sort of forum for such hanky-panky.

'For example' is slightly more formal perhaps than 'such as', but the main difference is that 'for example' can follow the example, where 'such as' cannot.
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