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American vocab question: if Robin gave something to Faith as a gift would she say "he bought it to me" (this is what *I'd* say but I strongly suspect that's only correct in my dialect), "he bought it for me" or "he bought it me"? Or something else entirely?

on 2004-07-25 06:08 pm (UTC)
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Actually, I'd say 'he gave it me' but 'he bought it for me'. Interesting regional variation there, but I suspect I'm slightly influenced by my Tyrone/Monaghan relatives. (That looks like a LotR realslash ship with...someone!)

on 2004-07-25 06:24 pm (UTC)
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Tyrone from Coronation Street?

I just scared myself.

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