Often I have to request access to specified resource for specified person. Is there any error in any of these forms and what is better to use?
Grant somebody access to something Grant access to something for somebody
asked Feb 7, 2019 at 12:26
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Please spell out smth and smb, as I did in my edit. A question here is a formal communication and words should be spelled out, especially in the title.– ab2Feb 7, 2019 at 18:59
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1They are both acceptable. I like the first because the “for somebody” at the end of the second is just slightly more ambiguous than I’d like, although in context nobody would likeky bat an eye– JimFeb 7, 2019 at 19:02
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@Jim why not add this as an answer?– törzsmókusApr 24, 2019 at 16:41
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As Jim noted, they are both acceptable, but I would like to add that the 'canonical' example of such duality concerns the verb 'provide' - e.g., "I provided the guests with chairs." and "I provided chairs to the guests." Here, the second one, using 'to' instead of 'for', lacks the ambiguity complained of by Jim. (This duality sort of reminds me of the 2 forms of De Morgan's Law.)– EulerSpoilerDec 18, 2023 at 19:55
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Grant is fine, as are your examples. You can also use:
- Allow. I'll allow you to x, y, and z...
- Permit. You're permitted to x. You have my permission to x.
- Bestow. I'm bestowing the ability to do x unto you.
