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"To me / For me" regarding personal opinions (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Crul@lemmy.world to c/english@lemmy.ca
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Prepositions are hard, and these are the ones that confuse me the most:

  • It seems (...) [to / for] me
  • It looks like (...) [to / for] me
  • It feels (...) [to / for] me
  • It sounds like (...) [to / for] me
  • (...) makes more sense [to / for] me

Questions:

  • Are both valid?
    • If both are valid; is there any nuance as to which to use?
    • If they aren't: is there a general rule or is it a case-by-case (as it usually is with prepositions)?

Thanks!

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[–] asterisk@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Yes, that seems about right to me.

I can't quite put my finger on the rule for when you can use "for me"; perhaps there isn't one.

I do think, however, that you can safely put "For me," at the beginning of the sentence instead of using "to me" later: "For me, it seems...", "For me, it looks like...", etc.