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have pity on/for #1 (permalink) Thu Jun 10, 2010 17:41 pm   have pity on/for		  
1) He had no pity for her.
2) I beg you to have pity on him.

In which context do we use 'have pity on sb' and 'have pity for sb'?
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have pity on/for #2 (permalink) Thu Jun 10, 2010 17:50 pm   have pity on/for		  
They both mean the same thing, but if I ask or command you to do it, "on" is more common. There is also "take pity on."

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