wotcha Senior Member Joined Jun 29, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Native Language Korean Home Country South Korea Current Location South Korea Feb 26, 2013 #1 1. She brought coffee to me. 2. She brought coffee for me. Which is grammatical?
probus Moderator Staff member Joined Jan 7, 2011 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language English Home Country Canada Current Location Canada Feb 26, 2013 #2 They are both correct. You could also say "She brought me coffee."
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Feb 26, 2013 #3 It's possible to bring coffee for you without bringing it to you.
Barb_D Moderator Staff member Joined Mar 12, 2007 Member Type Other Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Feb 26, 2013 #4 "to me" simply indicates the direction of movement. "for me" says that it was for my benefit
