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151209-2 คำชวนสับสน ชุด F - for & fore & four

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ออกเสียง “For” = ‘FAWR’ (ไม่เน้น FER)

ออกเสียง “Fore/Four” = ‘FAWR’

Abused, Confused, & Misused Words

for

on behalf of; in favor of; because; since

Not to be confused with:

fore – forward; front part; warning by golfer

four – a numeral

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language

Usage Note:

For has been used as a conjunction meaning "because, since" for over 1,000 years.

It is familiar in many famous quotations, from the New Testament's beatitudes (Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth, Matthew 5:05) to Shakespeare's sonnets (For thy sweet love rememb'red such wealth brings / That then I scorn to change my state with kings).

Today this use of for is rarein speech and informal writing, and it often lends a literary tone or note of formality. ·

Like the word so, for can be viewed as either a subordinating or a coordinating conjunction, and it has been treated variously as such.

It has the meaning of a subordinating conjunction, since it clearly subordinates the clause that follows it to the previous clause or sentence. But like a coordinating conjunction, for has a fixed position in the sentence, and its clause cannot be transposedto precede the superordinate clause containing the main idea.

It is ungrammatical in present-day English to say For they shall inherit the earth: blessed are the meek.

Perhaps because of this ambiguity in function, for is treated variously with regard to punctuation. Sometimes it begins a dependent clause and follows a comma, and sometimes it begins an independent clause (as if it were a conjunctive adverb like moreover) and follows a semicolon or period (when it is capitalized as the first word of a new sentence). All treatments are acceptable in standard usage.

The difference is really one of emphasis: starting a new sentence with for tends to call more attention to the thought that it introduces.

Common Errors in English Usage Dictionary

The most common member of this trio is the preposition “for,” which is not a problem for most people. “Fore” always has to do with the front of something (it’s what you shout to warn someone when you’ve sent a golf ball their way).

“Four” is just the number “4.”

Collins COBUILD English Usage

for

If something is for someone, they are intended to have it or benefit from it.

He left a note for her on the table.

She held out the flowers and said, 'They're for you.'

I am doing everything I can for you.

You use for in front of a noun phraseor -ing form when you state the purpose of an object, action, or activity.

Some planes are for internal use, others for international flights.

The mug had been used for mixing flour and water.

You use for in front of a noun phrase when you are saying why someone does something.

We stopped for lunch by the roadside.

I went to the store for a newspaper.

Be Careful!
Don't use 'for' with an -ing form when you saying why someone does something. Don't say, for example, 'He went to the city for finding work'. You say 'He went to the city to find work' or 'He went to the city in order to find work'.

People would stroll down the path to admire the garden.

He had to hurry in order to reach the next place on his schedule.

1. duration

You use for to say how long something lasts or continues.

I'm staying with Bob for a few days.

You also use for to say how long something has been the case.

I have known you for a long time.

He has been missing for three weeks.

Be Careful!
When you use for to say how long something has been the case, you must use a perfect form.

Don't say, for example, 'I am living here for five years'. You must say 'I have lived here for five years'.

2. 'since'

Don'tconfuse for with since. You use since to say that something has been the case from a particular time in the past until now.

Exam results have improved rapidly since 1999.

I've known her since she was twelve.

See since

3. used to mean 'because'

In stories, for is sometimes used to mean'because'. This use is rather old-fashioned, and is not used inconversation.

This is where he spent his free time, for he had nowhere else to go.

See because