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 #2 (permalink) Fri Feb 18, 2011 0:08 am If you would like for me to do smth |
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The example you found isn't grammatically correct.
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| #3 (permalink) Fri Feb 18, 2011 12:28 pm If you would like for me to do smth |
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| Beeesneees wrote: | | The example you found isn't grammatically correct. |
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| #4 (permalink) Fri Feb 18, 2011 12:54 pm If you would like for me to do smth |
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| Quote: | "If you would like for me to do smth..."
Is it a legitimate construction in English? |
Hi Oirobi,
That sort of construction is "legitimate" and idiomatic in English in that it is commonly used -- at least it is common in American English. As far as I know, however, this usage is basically unknown in Britain.
I'd say the usage is informal, but it is nevertheless quite natural on the American side of the pond. It would not be at all unusual to hear it in casual conversation. The form without the word 'for' is also in common use here.
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| #5 (permalink) Sun Feb 20, 2011 10:37 am If you would like for me to do smth |
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| Esl_Expert wrote: | | That sort of construction is "legitimate" and idiomatic in English in that it is commonly used -- at least it is common in American English. |
Thank you Mr Esl Expert! ((-$
I thought so, because if you google it, you'll get a great many search results. But you made it clear and you both made it clear it is not good for formal writing.
For that matter, is it natural to say "allows for deletion of pages", "allows for deletion of an activity record" instead of the normal "allows deletion of pages"? I presume it's colloquial too, innit?
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