CodyLim  +  440642 Fri, 09 Nov 07 05:18 PM 1. cloth vs clothes 2. loss  vs lose 3. satiate vs satisfy 4. for you vs to you Can someone pls explain what difference between above words as well as the meaning with example. Thx CodyLim Joined on Fri, Nov 9 2007 New Member 02 Difference Between

	Mister Micawber  +  440767 Sat, 10 Nov 07 01:36 AM Hello Cody. 1. cloth vs clothes. -- Cloth = fabric; clothes = wearing apparel.  My clothes are all made of expensive cloth. 2. loss  vs lose. -- Loss is the noun; lose is the verb.  If you lose your reputation, it will be a great loss. 3. satiate vs satisfy.-- Satiate means maximally satisfy.  Most people are satisfied with two eggs for breakfast, but it takes four eggs to satiate me. 4. for you vs to you.--  Not easy to separate; when they can be confused, the meanings are usually the same. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,501 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.' Nouns, Verbs

	khoff  +  440842 Sat, 10 Nov 07 06:46 AM Hi Cody -- welcome to the Forum.  Please use real words here instead of  abbreviations like "thx" and "ur."  Thanks for your cooperation! khoff Joined on Sun, Mar 6 2005 Senior Member 3,216 Native speaker of American English (but not a grammar expert) Abbreviations

	Philip  +  442335 Wed, 14 Nov 07 01:23 AM  Khoff wrote: Hi Cody -- welcome to the Forum.  Please use real words here instead of  abbreviations like "thx" and "ur."  Thanks for your cooperation! And, Cody, you should not interpret this as a form of snobism on the part of Khoff or anyone else.  It's just that we have people with very limited English skills coming to these forums, and we don't want to confuse them or have to explain which shortened forms of words are correct and which are not. Unfortunately, I am guilty of using partial sentences and some highly idiomatic phrases when I respond to posts, but I try to control myself.  I welcome you, as well! Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,604 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen Abbreviations

	Quangtn03  +  451327 Sun, 09 Dec 07 03:05 PM  Mister Micawber wrote: Hello Cody. 1. cloth vs clothes. -- Cloth = fabric; clothes = wearing apparel.  My clothes are all made of expensive cloth. 2. loss  vs lose. -- Loss is the noun; lose is the verb.  If you lose your reputation, it will be a great loss. 3. satiate vs satisfy.-- Satiate means maximally satisfy.  Most people are satisfied with two eggs for breakfast, but it takes four eggs to satiate me. 4. for you vs to you.--  Not easy to separate; when they can be confused, the meanings are usually the same. Hi Mister Micawber. I've just read about how to distinguish "for you" and "to you". You two can read thourgh this link below. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/ask_about_english/071203/ Quangtn03 Joined on Fri, Nov 23 2007 New Member 32 This account does not exist anymore ^_^ Nouns, Verbs, Grammar

	Mister Micawber  +  451519 Mon, 10 Dec 07 04:52 AM Hi Quang, Thanks for your post, but that BBC  link does not answer the question-- it merely deals with two very distinct uses of to and for.  The problem that often concerns learners and confounds teachers is this situation: For me, English is the universal language. To me, English is the universal language. I have no clear and simple analysis for this kind of usage. Mister Micawber