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- Sat May 30, 2009 11:58 pm
- Forum: Applied Linguistics
- Topic: to (verb) vs. for (verb +ing)
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Reason why
You can say quite correctly: Here is a bucket of water (for the horse to drink) / (for washing his clothes) *He went to the laundromat (for washing his clothes) grates on the nerves, feels wrong. Why? I think the answer lies in something unseen, unsmelt, untouchable. They are called theta-roles. You...