Vincent Teo Can I say, John ordered lunch from the waiter. OK The waiter wrote (down) the order for John. The waiter wrote down John's order.
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Vincent TeoCan I say,
John ordered lunch from the waiter. OK
The waiter wrote (down) the order for John.
The waiter wrote down John's order. He didn't write it for John, because John would not be writing his own order.
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