Sonia71 Posted 23 years ago
Grammar
Fear for
Is the usage of the word "for" after the word"fear" wrong?
Top answer
I suppose it would depend on the sentence in question. ' is fine. 'I fear for my pants will fall down in public' is not fine.
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I suppose it would depend on the sentence in question.
For example 'I fear for the future of planet Hi-Corumba.' is fine.
'I fear for my pants will fall down in public' is not fine.
... Can you give us an example of the sentence you had in mind?
For example 'I fear for the future of planet Hi-Corumba.' is fine.
'I fear for my pants will fall down in public' is not fine.
... Can you give us an example of the sentence you had in mind?
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