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Was "one to me" correct?
Hello, everyone!
My daughter (2 years old) said "one to me" when we ate nuts. Her hands were dirty and I fed her. The meaning of what she wanted to say was: give one (nut) to me. Like "share with me". I thought: is "one to me" correct? I'd say: one for me. Anyway, I couldn't correct her, but I'd like to know the answer on my question for future.
Thank you for your help!
2017年9月9日 05:23
解答 · 6
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Edit:
I've read a similar question a couple of hours ago, the person was asking if it was correct to say "I want to speak with you" and/or "I want to speak to you". https://www.italki.com/question/408038
It could be due to different accents/dialects in English but they're both okay to use.
I just reconsidered it and there's a difference. when you say give it to her it's an order but when you say give one for her you're asking the person to do a kind act FOR that person
For example:
Oh, The things I'd do to her. (could be good things, could be bad things)
Oh, The things I'd do for her. (by saying for it's usually an act of kindness)
2017年9月9日
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I agree with you that, as a sentence fragment, "one for me" sounds more natural; perhaps it's short for "this one is for me." I'd also agree that there is no point in correcting what isn't even a complete sentence. It's certainly good enough for a two-year-old.
2017年9月9日
1
Hi Viktoriya, In this context "one to me" doesn't sound too bad.
In a sentence we could say. . . "Give one to me".
I wouldn't really use "Give one for me". Having said that, in this context both convey the same meaning.
I hope this helps.
2017年9月9日
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