You don't matter much anymore

[Tamara]

Hi

Is 'you don't matter much anymore' correct (grammatically)? What does that mean? (I’ve just incidentally met it surfing the Internet, and the phrase has attracted my attention).

Can I say 'Things don’t matter much (anymore)'
?
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[Alan]

Hi Tamara,

First I would separate any and more. You don't matter much any more would suggest; You are no longer of any importance/significance any longer.

Things don't matter any more means: things aren't important any more.

Matter pops up everywhere as in:

What's the matter?
What's the matter with you?
No matter what you do/what you say/what happens ..
It's of no matter.
As a matter of fact.
The heart of the matter.
It really matters what you do.

And that's the end of the matter for the moment

Alan
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[Tamara]

Hi Alan

[Tamara]

One more question… (for the moment )

Could you say, which preposition (Good morning, Conchita ) - to or for would be correct to continue the phrase:

It's of no matter... - to/for me ?

and also, which of the two prepositions is better to be used in the phrases:
no good to/for me
looks/sounds good to/for me

(and why?)
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[Yankee]

Hi Tamara

[Tamara]

Good morning, Amy

Thank you, thank God from your explanation given for 'looks/sounds' the difference is clear.
To me and for me

(My permanent problem with to me/for me is because in some sentences and contexts they are translated to Russian by the same grammar case…)

[Alan]

Hi Tamara,

I'll have a bash now and come to your final point:

[Tamara]

Hi Alan

Thank you for that.

I feel that it would be better for me just stick to the 'syntax' rule ('to me' – opinion, 'for me' - benefit ) - and with the rule I'll make less mistakes than I make now, with my attempts to gain a feeling of the right semantic use of 'to me/for me' .

... OK. Just in case I will avoid using the both form in the begining of a sentence - at all
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