Is that correct to say "What did you tell him for why I can not come for dinner?"

[anwonder]

Is that correct to say "What did you tell him for why I can not come for dinner?"

Hi everyone,

I would like to ask is that correct to say " What did you tell him for why I can not come for dinner?"

Thanks!!

 

[Raymott]

Re: Is that correct to say "What did you tell him for why I can not come for dinner?"

Hi everyone,

I would like to ask is that correct to say " What did you tell him for why I can not come for dinner?"

Thanks!!

No it isn't. You possibly mean, "What reason did you give him for my (or me) not coming to dinner?"

 

[5jj]

Re: Is that correct to say "What did you tell him for why I can not come for dinner?"

I agree with what Rymott wrote, but feel that you might hear your sentence in informal conversation,(with can't rather than cannot).