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river1974
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 Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 12:10 am Post subject: "with" or "for" |
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Dear teachers:
(a)We will give you a pair of VIP tickets with NT$5000.
(b)We will give you a pair of VIP tickets for NT$5000.
If I want to express that the tickets are priced at NT$5000, should I use "with" or "for"? Thanks. |
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asterix
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| Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 6:54 am Post subject: |
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"For" is correct.
If you say "with" it means you will give them the tickets AND the money.
It would be better to use "sell", rather than "give", here. If I give you something it means that I don't expect to be paid for it . If I sell you something, I expect to be paid for it.
So, We will sell you a pair of VIP tickets for NT$5000, would be correct. |
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river1974
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| Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Thank you, asterix. It helps a lot. |
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