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    Usage: Interesting to/for you?

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    Usage: Interesting to/for you?

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    Hi,

    I'm wondering which one is correct?

    a) ... interesting to you
    b) ... interesting for you

    I've seen both of these combinations on
    the web and in several newspapers!?

    Thanks in advance,

    Andre
    AuthorAndre M. Maier12 Jul 05, 11:02
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    Hey,

    I think both are correct but it depends on the way it is use in the sentence.
    #1AuthorBlackHawk12 Jul 05, 11:22
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    @blackhawk: I was considering sentences like

    "I thought that might be interesting for/to you."
    "Was this particular information interesting for/to you?"
    (Probably one would rather say "Were you interested in
    this particular information?", though)
    "The speech would have been interesting for/to you."

    It seems in the first case "for" is used more often.
    Does anyone know the rule?

    Cheers,

    Andre
    #2AuthorAndre M. Maier12 Jul 05, 11:56
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    Krass, sogar die Elektronikschule liest hier mit.

    Viele Grüße unbekannterweise an Gunthard Kraus, er ist der Beste !
    #3AuthorChefkoch12 Jul 05, 13:39
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    I'm not sure of the rule, but I would never use (and I rarely hear) "interesting for you". Sometimes I might say "this might be interesting to you".

    But almost always, I say "you might find this interesting" or "this might interest you". These are far more common than "interesting for/to you".

    #4AuthorGeorgeA (US)17 Jul 05, 03:48
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    This could be the construction "to be <adjective> for s.o. to do sth"
    Example:
    I thought it might be interesting for you to know which oil companies are the best to buy gas from.
    www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/foreignoil.html

    I support GeorgeA (US).
    #5AuthorPaul &lt;uk&gt;17 Jul 05, 11:56
     
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