"for" or "of"

**YOSHITAKEHORI** · 13-Jun-2006, 06:22

I asked by my friend about the difference between "of" and "for" in
the following case. Could anyone help me to tell it?
#1. In the toughest times since my mother's death our love for flowers
has brought me comfort.
#2. In the toughest times since my　mother's death our love of flowers
has brought me comfort.
TKS

**Tdol** · 14-Jun-2006, 04:06

If I had a love of flowers, I might just enjoy looking at them but with a love for flowers, I might be growing them.

**YOSHITAKEHORI** · 14-Jun-2006, 10:17

tdol
Thank you for your example!

**Fazzu** · 14-Jun-2006, 11:56

Originally Posted by tdol

If I had a love of flowers, I might just enjoy looking at them but with a love for flowers, I might be growing them.

I am having some difficulties in giving exmaples as you did for the 'of' and 'for' though I know its meanings.What is actually the reason behind it?lacking of knowledge?

**Tdol** · 15-Jun-2006, 04:41

I used 'might' in my examples because I think that they could often be used interchangeably, but was trying to show how they could be different. I think that it would be hard to state a clear distinction.

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