topic-marking "for me" 'as for me'

[Tom Zurinskas]

Works for me.  Or should I say "As for me, it works?"


Tom Zurinskas, first Ct 20 yrs, then Tn 3, NJ 33, Fl 9.
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> Poster: victor steinbok <aardvark66 at GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: topic-marking "for me" 'as for me'
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> I found one other instance for you:
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> http://goo.gl/QXkgo
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> > I understand that sentiment, but, for me, I won't be limited.
>
>
> The problem is, "but" here thrown in a monstrous interference. "As for me"
> would still be fine here, but the presence of "but" almost makes it
> unnecessary.
>
> Here'e another "but" version, without the comma:
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> http://goo.gl/LN2Is
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> > But for me, I'm more focused on executing an exciting fight. It's just my
> > style.
>
>
> In this case, it actually means "for myself" rather than "for my
> part". Here's the full context:
>
> I'm also a wrestler; I'm a junior-college All-American. I have pretty good
> > ground-and-pound.
> > But for me, I'm more focused on executing an exciting fight. It's just my
> > style.
>
>
> And here's the full context of the first quote:
>
> [JF:] I get that, but many people =96 myself included - loved the experimen=
> tal
> > feel to Album. Is there a danger that Girls could become more self-limiti=
> ng
> > with the 'band' approach?
> > CO: I understand that sentiment, but, for me, I won't be limited. At some
> > point I'd like to make a record with an entire orchestra and work with an
> > arranger. I don't want control of everything. To me it is all about
> > servicing the song. There have been times when I have not wanted to even
> > sing the song, which is kinda crossing the line. In order for it to be
> > Girls, I still have to sing the song.
>
>
> VS-)
>
> On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 11:24 AM, Arnold Zwicky <zwicky at stanford.edu> wrote=
> :
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> >
> > caught (out of the corner of my ear, and with the context missing) on NPR=
> 's
> > Morning Edition this morning, a politician (I think) saying, "For me, I'd
> > like to do more", with truncated "for me" instead of "as for me".
> >
> > haven't been able to find the segment, and searching for this use of "for
> > me" is forbiddingly difficult (as i discovered this morning). so for the
> > moment, it's an isolated example.
> >
> > arnold
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