Tuesday, April 17, 2012

grammar - It seems to be correct for / to me



While I answered a question, I wrote the following sentence to say that I agreed with the solution given by the OP.




It seems to be correct for me.




Then, I wondered whether the following sentence would be better or not:





It seems to be correct to me.




It seems that both are used on the Internet, but is one of them incorrect? or maybe with difference meanings?


Answer



The comment




It seems to be correct for me





implies that what you are referring to — in this case, the OP's solution — is correct for you specifically (for instance, because of the particular circumstances you find yourself in),



whereas




It seems [to be] correct to me





means that you think it is definitively correct.


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