To me or for me

Ariadna · Mon Jan 19, 2004 9:48 am *To me or for me*

Hello everybody!!! Could you answer me, please. I don't know what proposition must I choose in these sentences:
That he read Latin was news *TO* me
or
That he read Latin was news *FOR* me
Many thanks. Ariadna Rolling Eyes

Torsten · Mon Jan 19, 2004 10:50 am *News to me*

Hi Ariadna,

It was news to you that he read Latin because before you didn't know.
If something is news for you the information is addressed to you and no-one else.
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Ariadna · Mon Jan 19, 2004 11:18 am *News to me*

Hello Torsren, this difference is very important.
My friend sometimes tells me:" You must understand it. This is true" But in one article I saw sentence. *That is true*.
Maybe, he always makes the mistake. What do you think?
Thanks. Ariadna Rolling Eyes

Alan · Mon Jan 19, 2004 11:40 am *To / for*

Hi Ariadna,

Just a quick comment to add something to what Torsten has already written. You could use both forms in the same sentence: It was certainly news to me (the first time I had heard this) that the information was good news for you (intended for you).

Best wishes

Alan
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Ariadna · Mon Jan 19, 2004 12:05 pm *To / for*

Frankly speaking, Alan I thought that *to me* and *for me* had the same meaning. Once I noticed that my boss sometimes used *to me* and *for me*. Unfortunately, I had no opportunity to ask him. Now I understand that this difference is substantial.
Thank you
Ariadna Smile

Ariadna · Mon Jan 19, 2004 14:02 pm *To / for*

Hi everybody again!! Hi Alan and Torsten! I am sorry very much, but I want to ask you about my second guestion. *this is true* and *that is true*, *it is true* - do all these expressiones have the same meaning?
For instance,
Living without water is impossible. It is true( this is true, that is true)
I couldn't find the explanation in my grammatical books.
Thank you for your help in advance
Ariadna Rolling Eyes

Torsten · Mon Jan 19, 2004 17:04 pm *This is true...*

Ariadna, what about these sentences:
It is true that living without water is impossible. (grammatically correct although a bit clumpsy)
That much is true: Living without water is impossible.
Living without water is impossible. This is true.
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Ariadna · Mon Jan 19, 2004 17:29 pm *This is true...*

Torsten · Tue Jan 20, 2004 10:50 am *This much is true...*

Hi Ariadna,

You can use that much is true or this much is true whenever you want to emphasize that something is a fact. It's just a set phrase.
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Ariadna · Tue Jan 20, 2004 10:55 am *This much is true...*

Hi Torsten, thank you for your help.
Ariadna

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