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Latest post Thu, Jun 21 2007 3:53 AM by Kekel. 7 replies.
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Kekel  +  381240 Mon, 18 Jun 07 10:13 PM
Hey,
How is the right preposition?
take flowers to her ???
take flowers for her ???
Kekel
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Lil' Ruby Rose, 2 yr 158 days ago

Give flowers to her.

Take flowers for her.

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Kekel, 2 yr 158 days ago
Thanks a lot!
Marius Hancu  +  381277 Tue, 19 Jun 07 12:22 AM
I took the flowers to her
can also exist
but it means
I moved/carried the flowers to her location/place
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MrPedantic  +  381286 Tue, 19 Jun 07 12:49 AM

As a footnote:

"I took her some flowers" may well be the most common form.

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Kekel  +  381314 Tue, 19 Jun 07 03:03 AM
So, I would try to remember this common form! I want to sound as natural as possible!
thanks all of you!
Kekel
whl626  +  382051 Wed, 20 Jun 07 01:51 PM
Yeah, take her some flowers is the best form, whereas ' take flowers FOR her ' means help her take the flowers. So I don't think it is what you actually meant Smile [:)]
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Kekel, 2 yr 156 days ago
Yeah, it wasn't what I meant but it's good to know the other meanings too!!
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