Sept. 12, 2024
For vs To
If I haven't posted anything this September apart from Words of the Day, that doesn't mean that I've not been writing. On the contrary, I'm working on an extensive essay about a piece of music and its philosophical interpretation. I've written about half of it, so expect it to be published in late September. It's already 1,100 words, so it's going to be a long read!
But that's not the topic of today's post. Rather, I would like you to revise the tricky rules of when to use the preposition "for" and when to use "to". This is explained in detail here: https://www.grammarly.com/blog/to-vs-for/. The Grammarly Blog is a useful resource with writing and grammar tips, and I highly recommend it.
I used their post to figure out whether I should write "be the same for us as ..." or "be the same to us as ...". I think the answer is "for", and you can find a detailed answer to a similar issue here:
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/3098/expressing-an-opinion-to-me-or-for-me.
P.S. Grammarly's site doesn't work in Russia, but you can use you know what to dodge the restriction.
For vs To
IfAlthough I haven't posted anything this September apart from Words of the Day, that doesn't mean that I've not been writing.
On the contrary, I'm working on an extensive essay about a piece of music and its philosophical interpretation.
I've written about half of it, so expect it to be published in late September.
It's already 1,100 words, so it's going to be a long read!
But that's not the topic of today's post.
Rather, I would like you to reviseview the tricky rules of when to use the preposition "for" and when to use "to".
This is explained in detail here: https://www.grammarly.com/blog/to-vs-for/.
The Grammarly Blog is a useful resource with writing and grammar tips, and I highly recommend it.
I used their post to figure out whether I should write "be the same for us as ..." or "be the same to us as ...".
I think the answer is "for", and you can find a detailed answer to a similar issue here: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/3098/expressing-an-opinion-to-me-or-for-me.
P.S.
Grammarly's site doesn't work in Russia, but you can use you know what to dodge the restriction.
If I haven't posted anything this September apart from Words of the Day, that doesn't mean that I've not been writing.
Double "that" in the clause feels clunky.
On the contrary, I'm working on an extensive essay about a piece of music and its philosophical interpretations.
We would typically use plural for interpretations (since different people can interpret the music differently).
I've written about half of it, so expect it to be published in late September.
Perfect sentence.
The use of the word "published" suggests your essay will be posted somewhere official - like in an academic journal, or in a book, etc.
Depending on the situation, the use of the word published may not be correct and you might mean:
"completed"
"submitted" (e.g. if it's for coursework)
"posted online / available online" (e.g. if it's going onto a blog or something)
It's already 1,100 words, so it's going to be a long read!
But that's not the topic of today's post.
Rather, I would like you to revise the tricky rules of when to use the preposition "for" and when to use "to".
This is explained in detail here: https://www.grammarly.com/blog/to-vs-for/.
The Grammarly Blog is a useful resource withfor writing and grammar tips, and I highly recommend it.
Alternatively:
"The Grammarly Blog is a useful resource with lots of useful writing and grammar tips, and I highly recommend it"
I used their post to figure out whether I should write "be the same for us as ..." or "be the same to us as ...".
I think the answer is "for", and you can find a detailed answer to a similar issue here: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/3098/expressing-an-opinion-to-me-or-for-me.
Grammarly's site doesn't work in Russia, but you can use you -know -what to dodge the restriction.
Feedback
Your post is great, well done.
That said, I'm not sure about this grammar pattern at all:
"be the same for us as ..."
I cannot think how it would be used in English. Feel free to create a post about it so we can help.
Sept. 13, 2024
Many thanks for all the corrections!
In fact, I've already created the part of the promised post with this phrase: https://langcorrect.com/journals/rhapsody-on-a-piece-of-rachmaninoff-part-d/. I'd be very grateful if you could check my "magnum opus" as I write it.
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