I have studied English all my life, but I still get frustrated and angry with for me and to me. Hopefully, this video will help me. I am going to watch it now. Thank you in advance. Note: I already watched a little bit and I liked it very much!! Oh, I like it very much that we see you on the left bottom corner and at the same time we can see a big screen with examples and explanations. That is very smart of you to choose this format. This way, I can look wherever I want; I can look at you or I can look at the sentence back and forth. Good work!
Thank you for your video, also I have questions about whether is it right to say “To me, smoking a cigarette is a bad thing “ or “For me is the right one?
Hi Terry I really liked a lot your video about TO me and FOR me, I would like to better understand the difference between what and which. GRAZIE MILLE FRANCA da MILANO ITALY
Hey Franca, I am glad I was able to help! Can you think of a moment or sentence where you are not sure exactly about the difference between WHAT and WHICH that confuses you? Can you think of specific examples? Terry
Finally i understood this topic that made me drove me crazy.. thanks just for it ill suscribe... please please please another video about for or because of . I was sad for his attitude or i was sad because of his attitude. Thanks a lot
Hi Consuelo! I am really glad I was able to help you! Your suggestion is very interesting because it is a very specific problem with people who speak Spanish as a first language. At the moment I am working a lot on my new channel dedicated to Spanish speakers. So I think I will cover this topic on my Spanish speaking channel and dedicate the video to you! ua-cam.com/channels/e-t5cLo-t-1qFz7FyDQXDg.html
The restaurants in this city are expensive for / to us. Hello! Thanks a lot for your video! Can you tell me which option is the right one? Are both acceptable, but different in meaning? Many thanks once again!
Hey man, thanks for your question. So the short answer is there is no big difference in mearning between the two sentences if you are only using this grammar in short sentences. But what comes after is important. The restaurants in this city are expensive for us TO eat there = CORRECT The restaurants in this city are expensive TO us TO eat there = INCORRECT
Thank you a lot for such a detailed explanation. You surely spent several hours on it! So, I hope I've got the concept of to or for right. By the way, I wish the video had a couple of exercises in between.
You're a very good teacher, but I still have a doubt. The exemple is "Can you please sing this song FOR Dianna? it's not benefiting yourself but her... wouldn't it be "TO" ? thank you ♥
so, this is actually a curious case where the meaning will change just a little bit. yes, sing TO Diana is the best option in this case. BUT. Sing FOR Diana means you are going to sing in her place. Imagine for a moment Diana is a singer and you are too, but suddenly she is sick and can't sing in the concert. To say to sing FOR Diana, means to sing in her place. But yeah, you are right that sing TO is the best option in this case.
hi,I'm not British..first of all thanks for your video and your help...in a film,the actor says - "virginity's different FOR guys"- Why? Could you explain me this,please.Thanks a lot
Hi , I think this is a good example of when sometimes it means the same thing BUT... what is after is important, It is correct to say, "It is urgent for me to buy it today", but not normal to say "It is urgent to me to buy it today"
Hi Asahi! so this is really interesting for me because my conclusion with this grammar point after much reflection is that many times new to / for me are extremely similar in meaning but what comes after is the most important point. It's new for me to think about this grammar = correct it's new to me to think about this grammar = incorrect. I asked so many other native teachers and they all agree that it's new TO me TO think about this grammar = INCORRECT. I hope this helps, I love thinking about grammar....
Hi? May I ask why "for me" is a synonym of "I think" or "in my opinion"? I being confused by the fact that its synonym is also the same as "to me" which in this video indicates it means expressing an opinion.
Hi Alex! Glad you like it! I have another video on the channel that maybe can help you! ua-cam.com/video/Kly-tshQ-10/v-deo.html It is part of a 5 video playlist about TO and FOR. I hope this helps! Let me know if you still have specific doubts about to me and for me. Do you mean with a specific verb or phrase? Let me know! Thanks for watching and please take a moment to subscribe!
@@EnglishwithTerry lest is conjuncion mostly used in England, for example, Lest we forget, also is used with the present subjunctive, in the USA is rarely used, but they used.in the following lest you think
hmmm interesting question, my immediate reaction is that they are the same...in this case they are interchangeable... I'm going to think about this and ask one or two friends...
@@EnglishwithTerry Thanks a lot for your reply. Whenever I learn something about english I ALWAYS find something that is completely different to what i have Studied. In this case, you explained all the rules but still I can find where they both mean the same . literally I have spent 4 hours and everywhere they give the same rules as you did but did not make sense to me in regards to this case. I thought i was wrong but finally you replied and thanks for clearing out my confusion. If you're interested, I could also give you other interesting questions (same as above) in other topics!!
English grammar can be tricky .. like the rule 1; to me « thoughts/ opinion » : for me « benefits » The rules 2; if it’s a good action « for » a negative action « to » Now here’s one case for instance.. he is a danger to himself. Accordingly to the rule 1; we should use « for » But being dander to oneself seems to observe rule n2.. being negative to himself.. And English is full of situations looking like this one I guess this is why people get easily confused and lost ..
Hi Domy! Well, the first difference is that we almost never say "I too" Only rare occasions when we use a comma. My friend lives alone and I, too, live alone. Very very rare. So if you want to say Yo también, say "me too"
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3:06 the sentences are used with "for" but verb, action is not written here like here 4:06 . why then are they used with "for"? or you don't talk about action but mean it ?
Hi there! So, with the sentences at 3:06 It's hard FOR me etc, it's possible for me. I consider them simply shorter versions of sentences with the verb and action it's hard for me it's hard for me to do it So I think when you use a short sentence with it's + adj + for + pronoun, the action is implied or from the context in the conversation it would be clear what the action is. For example If I spent 5 minutes talking about my difficulties learning to drive with my brother, and the subject of the conversation is very clear, my difficulti with driving. And during the conversation I say " it's really hard for me" In this case it would be clear from the context. I hope this helps!
For me personally it’s useful a tutorship like your subject on this video for everyone. To me personally it’s useful a tutorship like your subject on this video to everyone. Where be the flaws?
Hi Orlandex, in your sentence, there are no real mistakes. There is a small difference in meaning, a very small difference that FOR ME = I am taking action with this video TO ME = opinion, it looks / seems useful but I don't take any action. If we change your sentence a little bit For me personally it's useful TO WATCH a video like this = correct BUT If we try the same structure with TO ME it doesn't work TO ME personally it's useful TO watch Here, we cannot repeat the TO. You have really good English and vocabulary, are you a teacher?
@@EnglishwithTerry Thank you! No I’m not. Nowadays there’s a very good energy going around with the internet some thoughts and telepathy blend. I try to watch different accents as much as I can and then I have to put effort and work in up until online connections like ours right now. I guess if we were meeting face to face probably I would shy away a little and get stuck in between... I remember of role models that are non-native English speakers like Albert Einstein and Cristiano Ronaldo... from there I try to break barriers and find my identity as a foreigner if so.
@@EnglishwithTerry I spent a lot of time watching american cartoons on tv but now that I’m an adult I can distinguish a real conversation from a cartoonish one. They be having screechy pitches and tones. 😅 Recently I was really patient and I watched pirates of the caribbean. I know that those were old times but I had to learn since I hoped that it would help widen more my understanding. So I would pause dozen of multiple times and look up the meaning behind of what they are saying!
@@EnglishwithTerry I’m upping more my knowledge towards for me and to me day by day! For me gravitates around taking actions such as homework or improvement but for me could mean too that one’s about to have a gift or a surprise like in birthdays or any other special days right teacher? If I were to regard on a note where I want a gift to go. I could just write “...to you” if the sender already knows/knew the person mentioned... I’m very grateful for people like you teacher that beat me into a better understanding of the evolution. In a conversation maybe I would be again confusing. I’ll just have to keep rollin’ the dice.
@@orlandex718 yeah you are getting the idea! This is usually more difficult for some speakers of specific languages, like Brazilian Portuguese for example, where TO or FOR is the same word, but you seem to be doing just great! Keep it up!
may i ask you one sir? why do you native-speakers say 'suitable for someone'? like this sentence, This shirt is not suitable for you according to what you said in the video, this is more like passing a personal opinion, not benefiting others. so i thought it should be more like 'to you' than 'for you', but i don't think i've ever heard someone saying 'suitable to you'. Could you please explain about it?
Hi Lee Interesting question! my understanding is when we say suitable for someone it is connected to an action. Is it suitable for you to meet? Is it suitable for you to send me the invoice tomorrow.
@@EnglishwithTerry what about this one? Let’s say that my friend is going on a date with my mom, and i tell him “call it off, it’s weird for me” Actually this is one of sceans from a drame. In the sentence above, for doesnt mean benefit, this is more like disadvantage. And also it doesnt mean any actions. This seems more like passing an personal idea. Then why did the person used for, and to?
Hey this is an example of how it matters if there is a verb at the end of the sentence. for example Both are great FOR me TO use every day at work = CORRECT BUT Both of them are great to me. = end of sentence / CORRECT Both of them are great TO me TO use every day at work = INCORRECT So both of them are great to me as a short sentence works as an expression of opinion, but we can't put a verb after TO ME.
What about asking somebody to do something for me, but conveying the meaning 'instead of me'. I will bring a cup a cofee for you ( you are my guest) vs I will bring s cup lf cafee for you ( becuse you are lazy and did not want to go to the store)
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I have studied English all my life, but I still get frustrated and angry with for me and to me. Hopefully, this video will help me. I am going to watch it now. Thank you in advance. Note: I already watched a little bit and I liked it very much!! Oh, I like it very much that we see you on the left bottom corner and at the same time we can see a big screen with examples and explanations. That is very smart of you to choose this format. This way, I can look wherever I want; I can look at you or I can look at the sentence back and forth. Good work!
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Thank you for your video, also I have questions about whether is it right to say “To me, smoking a cigarette is a bad thing “ or “For me is the right one?
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Hi Terry I really liked a lot your video about TO me and FOR me, I would like to better understand the difference between what and which. GRAZIE MILLE FRANCA da MILANO ITALY
Hey Franca, I am glad I was able to help!
Can you think of a moment or sentence where you are not sure exactly about the difference between WHAT and WHICH that confuses you?
Can you think of specific examples?
Terry
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I am very happy it was useful FOR you haha
Finally i understood this topic that made me drove me crazy.. thanks just for it ill suscribe... please please please another video about for or because of .
I was sad for his attitude or i was sad because of his attitude.
Thanks a lot
Hi Consuelo!
I am really glad I was able to help you!
Your suggestion is very interesting because it is a very specific problem with people who speak Spanish as a first language.
At the moment I am working a lot on my new channel dedicated to Spanish speakers.
So I think I will cover this topic on my Spanish speaking channel and dedicate the video to you!
ua-cam.com/channels/e-t5cLo-t-1qFz7FyDQXDg.html
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The restaurants in this city are expensive for / to us.
Hello! Thanks a lot for your video! Can you tell me which option is the right one? Are both acceptable, but different in meaning? Many thanks once again!
Hey man, thanks for your question.
So the short answer is there is no big difference in mearning between the two sentences if you are only using this grammar in short sentences.
But what comes after is important.
The restaurants in this city are expensive for us TO eat there = CORRECT
The restaurants in this city are expensive TO us TO eat there = INCORRECT
@@EnglishwithTerry Thank you so much for your help!
Thank you a lot for such a detailed explanation. You surely spent several hours on it! So, I hope I've got the concept of to or for right. By the way, I wish the video had a couple of exercises in between.
You're a very good teacher, but I still have a doubt. The exemple is "Can you please sing this song FOR Dianna? it's not benefiting yourself but her... wouldn't it be "TO" ? thank you ♥
so, this is actually a curious case where the meaning will change just a little bit.
yes, sing TO Diana is the best option in this case.
BUT.
Sing FOR Diana means you are going to sing in her place.
Imagine for a moment Diana is a singer and you are too, but suddenly she is sick and can't sing in the concert.
To say to sing FOR Diana, means to sing in her place.
But yeah, you are right that sing TO is the best option in this case.
hi,I'm not British..first of all thanks for your video and your help...in a film,the actor says - "virginity's different FOR guys"- Why? Could you explain me this,please.Thanks a lot
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Hi , I think this is a good example of when sometimes it means the same thing BUT...
what is after is important,
It is correct to say, "It is urgent for me to buy it today", but not normal to say "It is urgent to me to buy it today"
@@EnglishwithTerry Thank you a lot sir. I'm from India.Keep making more videos like this.Stay fine sir.
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I am glad you like it! This video took me a really long time to finish.
@@EnglishwithTerry I appreciate your hard work Terry. Thanks once again 👍
1. It’s new to me (I found out from google this is the appropriate one, hope it is so)
2. It’s new for me
Hi Asahi!
so this is really interesting for me because my conclusion with this grammar point after much reflection is that many times new to / for me are extremely similar in meaning but what comes after is the most important point.
It's new for me to think about this grammar = correct
it's new to me to think about this grammar = incorrect.
I asked so many other native teachers and they all agree that
it's new TO me TO think about this grammar = INCORRECT.
I hope this helps, I love thinking about grammar....
Hi? May I ask why "for me" is a synonym of "I think" or "in my opinion"? I being confused by the fact that its synonym is also the same as "to me" which in this video indicates it means expressing an opinion.
Thank you.But can we say it doesn't matter to me or it doesn't matter for me
I think in this case you can say both with no real difference in meaning
Got it: useful=for, opinion=to
I'd been looking for this answer for years, thanks man! It's the same for: to you & for you? Can u make another video about this topic?
Hi Alex! Glad you like it!
I have another video on the channel that maybe can help you!
ua-cam.com/video/Kly-tshQ-10/v-deo.html
It is part of a 5 video playlist about TO and FOR.
I hope this helps!
Let me know if you still have specific doubts about to me and for me.
Do you mean with a specific verb or phrase?
Let me know!
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Finally a great explanation! I am really grateful :-)
I am happy you like it, it took me a very long time to define it
Hi, a video on conjuction lest is a must, please
I'm sorry...lest? What word is this?
@@EnglishwithTerry lest is conjuncion mostly used in England, for example, Lest we forget, also is used with the present subjunctive, in the USA is rarely used, but they used.in the following lest you think
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for me it's eminem
to me it's eminem
could you please explain the differences
hmmm interesting question, my immediate reaction is that they are the same...in this case they are interchangeable...
I'm going to think about this and ask one or two friends...
@@EnglishwithTerry Thanks a lot for your reply. Whenever I learn something about english I ALWAYS find something that is completely different to what i have Studied. In this case, you explained all the rules but still I can find where they both mean the same . literally I have spent 4 hours and everywhere they give the same rules as you did but did not make sense to me in regards to this case. I thought i was wrong but finally you replied and thanks for clearing out my confusion. If you're interested, I could also give you other interesting questions (same as above) in other topics!!
English grammar can be tricky ..
like the rule 1; to me « thoughts/ opinion » : for me « benefits »
The rules 2; if it’s a good action « for » a negative action « to »
Now here’s one case for instance.. he is a danger to himself.
Accordingly to the rule 1; we should use « for »
But being dander to oneself seems to observe rule n2.. being negative to himself..
And English is full of situations looking like this one I guess this is why people get easily confused and lost ..
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For a three year old child,having so much knowledge is an acheivement.(is this grammatically correct?)
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What does it mean when someone says "what do you have for me today?"
So, it s better say
It s the same To me indeed
It s the same for me
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What is the difference between me too and I too
Hi Domy!
Well, the first difference is that we almost never say "I too"
Only rare occasions when we use a comma.
My friend lives alone and I, too, live alone.
Very very rare.
So if you want to say Yo también, say "me too"
Good video! The most important thing in life is knowledge of foreign languages! Thanks to foreign languages you can realize all your dreams and realize your grandiose ambitions! I would like to recommend all the practices of Yuriy Ivantsiv ''Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign language". This book will be an indispensable helper, a handbook for every person who studies a foreign language! This book contains invaluable tips, questions and answers, and solutions to problems faced by anyone who studies a foreign language! Knowledge is power! And knowledge of foreign languages is your power multiplied by many times! Success to all in self-development!
3:06 the sentences are used with "for" but verb, action is not written here like here 4:06 . why then are they used with "for"? or you don't talk about action but mean it ?
Hi there!
So, with the sentences at 3:06 It's hard FOR me etc, it's possible for me.
I consider them simply shorter versions of sentences with the verb and action
it's hard for me
it's hard for me to do it
So I think when you use a short sentence with it's + adj + for + pronoun, the action is implied or from the context in the conversation it would be clear what the action is.
For example If I spent 5 minutes talking about my difficulties learning to drive with my brother, and the subject of the conversation is very clear, my difficulti with driving.
And during the conversation I say " it's really hard for me"
In this case it would be clear from the context.
I hope this helps!
@@EnglishwithTerry Thank you very much. I get it❣
For me personally it’s useful a tutorship like your subject on this video for everyone.
To me personally it’s useful a tutorship like your subject on this video to everyone.
Where be the flaws?
Hi Orlandex,
in your sentence, there are no real mistakes.
There is a small difference in meaning, a very small difference that
FOR ME = I am taking action with this video
TO ME = opinion, it looks / seems useful but I don't take any action.
If we change your sentence a little bit
For me personally it's useful TO WATCH a video like this = correct
BUT
If we try the same structure with TO ME it doesn't work
TO ME personally it's useful TO watch
Here, we cannot repeat the TO.
You have really good English and vocabulary, are you a teacher?
@@EnglishwithTerry Thank you! No I’m not. Nowadays there’s a very good energy going around with the internet some thoughts and telepathy blend. I try to watch different accents as much as I can and then I have to put effort and work in up until online connections like ours right now. I guess if we were meeting face to face probably I would shy away a little and get stuck in between... I remember of role models that are non-native English speakers like Albert Einstein and Cristiano Ronaldo... from there I try to break barriers and find my identity as a foreigner if so.
@@EnglishwithTerry I spent a lot of time watching american cartoons on tv but now that I’m an adult I can distinguish a real conversation from a cartoonish one. They be having screechy pitches and tones. 😅
Recently I was really patient and I watched pirates of the caribbean. I know that those were old times but I had to learn since I hoped that it would help widen more my understanding. So I would pause dozen of multiple times and look up the meaning behind of what they are saying!
@@EnglishwithTerry I’m upping more my knowledge towards for me and to me day by day! For me gravitates around taking actions such as homework or improvement but for me could mean too that one’s about to have a gift or a surprise like in birthdays or any other special days right teacher? If I were to regard on a note where I want a gift to go. I could just write “...to you” if the sender already knows/knew the person mentioned... I’m very grateful for people like you teacher that beat me into a better understanding of the evolution. In a conversation maybe I would be again confusing. I’ll just have to keep rollin’ the dice.
@@orlandex718 yeah you are getting the idea!
This is usually more difficult for some speakers of specific languages, like Brazilian Portuguese for example, where TO or FOR is the same word, but you seem to be doing just great!
Keep it up!
may i ask you one sir?
why do you native-speakers say 'suitable for someone'?
like this sentence, This shirt is not suitable for you
according to what you said in the video, this is more like passing a personal opinion, not benefiting others.
so i thought it should be more like 'to you' than 'for you', but i don't think i've ever heard someone saying 'suitable to you'.
Could you please explain about it?
Hi Lee
Interesting question!
my understanding is when we say suitable for someone it is connected to an action.
Is it suitable for you to meet?
Is it suitable for you to send me the invoice tomorrow.
This shirt is suitable for you to wear.
@@EnglishwithTerry what about this one?
Let’s say that my friend is going on a date with my mom, and i tell him “call it off, it’s weird for me” Actually this is one of sceans from a drame. In the sentence above, for doesnt mean benefit, this is more like disadvantage. And also it doesnt mean any actions. This seems more like passing an personal idea. Then why did the person used for, and to?
What if the sentence is "both are great" should I add for me or to me?? It is an opinion, so do I have to use "to me"??
Hey this is an example of how it matters if there is a verb at the end of the sentence.
for example
Both are great FOR me TO use every day at work = CORRECT
BUT
Both of them are great to me. = end of sentence / CORRECT
Both of them are great TO me TO use every day at work = INCORRECT
So both of them are great to me as a short sentence works as an expression of opinion, but we can't put a verb after TO ME.
@@EnglishwithTerry thank you so much ^^
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What about asking somebody to do something for me, but conveying the meaning 'instead of me'. I will bring a cup a cofee for you ( you are my guest) vs I will bring s cup lf cafee for you ( becuse you are lazy and did not want to go to the store)
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