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| Whats D Difference Between These Two Sentences by jaelz(m): 4:52pm On Jul 25, 2016 |
Of course before the bashing starts i known the individual meanings of these two words 'for' and 'to' but what i don't get is the difference between them when used in the context below: 1.) After all i have done FOR you 2.) After all i have done TO you please nlanders help a brother out..... cc: lalasticlala, onila, prettythicksme, farono, seun, mynd44, praizeblog, tosyne2much, lanicky |
| Re: Whats D Difference Between These Two Sentences by menxer: 5:21pm On Jul 25, 2016 |
1) I helped you 2) I hurt/harmed you 1 Like |
| Re: Whats D Difference Between These Two Sentences by Hawx(m): 5:28pm On Jul 25, 2016 |
Sentence 1 has a positive meaning while sentence 2 is negative! 1 Like |
| Re: Whats D Difference Between These Two Sentences by jaelz(m): 5:31pm On Jul 25, 2016 |
Hawx: menxer nope i doubt it o i mean you could mean good i didn't say after all YOU have i said after all I have, i have done good things to you also flows. in the conversation |
| Re: Whats D Difference Between These Two Sentences by menxer: 5:43pm On Jul 25, 2016 |
jaelz: Guy man, as hawx puts it, "to" as used in (2) connotes negative and "for" in (1), positive. How does it sound, "after all the good things I did to you?" |
| Re: Whats D Difference Between These Two Sentences by segebobo: 6:28pm On Jul 25, 2016 |
I think 'done for you' refers to what I've done on your behalf while 'done to you' refers to what I've one directly to you 1 Like |
| Re: Whats D Difference Between These Two Sentences by Nobody: 11:40pm On Jul 25, 2016 |
menxer: |
| Re: Whats D Difference Between These Two Sentences by mrnigeria(m): 9:17am On Jul 26, 2016 |
segebobo:correct. |
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