preposition - zero variation

[Mark Mandel]

On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 3:18 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> arnold, how about:
>
> NP1 VP1 _for_ NP2 to VP2
>
> as in sentences like:
>
> "I would like _for_ you to comment on this insertion of? / failure to
> delete? _for_."
>
> as opposed to:
>
> "I' would like _0_  you to comment on this ..."
>
> That is, is this only a BE and other non-standard usage or has its use
> among the general population merely escaped my notice?

The latter.
m a m

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