Results 1 to 4 of 4
Like Tree1Likes
  • 1 Post By MashUK

Thread: to/for

  1. #1
    Jaskin's Avatar
    Jaskin is offline Member
    • Member Info
      • Member Type:
      • Student or Learner
      • Native Language:
      • Polish
      • Home Country:
      • Poland
      • Current Location:
      • UK
    Join Date
    Mar 2007
    Posts
    404

    Default to/for

    Hello,
    What is the difference beetwen these questions :

    Who is it written to ?
    Who is it written for ?

    Cheers,

  2. #2
    MashUK is offline Junior Member
    Join Date
    Apr 2008
    Posts
    99

    Default Re: to/for

    [quote=Jaskin;364584]Hello,
    What is the difference beetwen these questions :

    Who is it written to ? Common usage as the verb "to write" is normally followed by the preposition "to". Like, I write to my parents once a week. Who is this letter written to?
    Who is it written for ? This question reflects a shift in meaning. Consider this example: She writes for a number of Dubai-located magazines (meaning that she works for a few publishing houses). E.g. -Who is this article written for? -Aquarius Magazine.

    Aristotle likes this.

  3. #3
    David L. is offline VIP Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Posts
    5,425

    Default Re: to/for

    ...and the Harry Potter books are written for children and adults alike.

  4. #4
    MashUK is offline Junior Member
    Join Date
    Apr 2008
    Posts
    99

    Default Re: to/for

    Quote Originally Posted by David L. View Post
    ...and the Harry Potter books are written for children and adults alike.
    I concur wholeheartedly

Similar Threads

  1. That means so much to/for me
    By philadelphia in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 11-Sep-2008, 15:00
  2. to/for us
    By anreak in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 15-Jul-2008, 01:54
  3. consent (as a noun) + to/for
    By bambusst in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 29-Aug-2007, 15:03
  4. to/for work
    By drdolittle in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 10-Nov-2005, 05:14
  5. to/for
    By navi tasan in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 06-Feb-2004, 02:34

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Hotchalk

Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.1