Timeline for 'for' necessary or not
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| Aug 22, 2020 at 11:10 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | The road to hell is paved with good intentions. And one almost universally acknowledged as a great teacher, and I'd say the teacher, used quotes from (and subjected himself to) authority. "It is written, ..." [Matt 4:4; NIV; biblehub] | |
| Aug 21, 2020 at 22:54 | comment | added | Anton | I like your contributions so I smile wryly. I don’t want to do anything other than help those who ask it, so feel no need to find other sites merely as an ego trip. Life is too short. I edit substantial amounts of material and the search for clarity and understanding is not always helped by slavishly seeking authoritative antecedents. Meaning and understanding matter more and come first. What does “Ulysses”, for example, have to offer most of us in our search for clear communication? | |
| Aug 21, 2020 at 14:11 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | But it is expressly stated on ELU that answers containing linked and attributed supporting references / examples from recognised authors are much preferred. Doing one's best should include trying to keep to the rules, or finding somewhere with different rules. | |
| Aug 20, 2020 at 23:06 | comment | added | Anton | Kind remarks. Thank you. There is always a tension between seeking precedent and authority, and analysing from scratch. Each has its charms, although I tend to the second, feeling it to be more immediate, to concentrate the mind on the question rather than seeking what can occasionally be misleading parallels. I know I get it wrong sometimes, but so do those who have too quick a recourse to authority. Life is short; we do our best. | |
| Aug 20, 2020 at 11:40 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | [M-W] has an overlapping (though not quite as good as yours) definition, together with an example sentence containing 'serve for'. | |
| Aug 20, 2020 at 10:22 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | The 'to support the supply of' reading makes sense here. But a good answer on ELU will contain at least an independent example (and preferably a dictionary listing) to support a mooted usage. | |
| Aug 20, 2020 at 9:32 | vote | accept | PeterBe | ||
| Aug 20, 2020 at 8:56 | history | answered | Anton | CC BY-SA 4.0 |