Jan 16, 2006 17:30
18 yrs ago
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English term

as to / as for

Non-PRO English Art/Literary Linguistics as for / as to
Humans are ..........(1)visual animals.Eighty percent,maybe even ninety percent,of the information that we receive about the world comes to us as visual input.Bats,......,(2)depend mainly on sound,"seeing"the world by echolocation of reflected..........(3)signals that they themselves generate.And.............(4)the other senses,any dog owner.........(5)you that an object without smell counts as little or nothing in the canine world.

1-a)primarily b)vaguely c)slightly d)entirely e)possibly

2-a)perhaps b)on porpose c)by comparision d)in jeopardy e)by virtue of

3-a)visual b)electric c)fragile d)sound e)reverse

4-a)when it comes b)as for c)as to d)as such e)by now

5-a)would have told b)would be telling c)has told d)wil tell e)won't tell


Hi everybody, the above question has raised a higly controversial point among my colleagues. Although we don't fall apart on the same answers to most of the questions above the fourth question in fact posed a brain racking challenge.To sum it up, I think the for the fourth question, the answer must be "as for" but my colleagues insist that the answer should be "as to", what is the subtle difference between these to phrases.Which one? "as to" or "as for"

Your explicit answers are much appreciated! Thank you very much!

Responses

+13
6 mins
Selected

as for

As for.

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Note added at 7 mins (2006-01-16 17:38:17 GMT)
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Otherwise it could read "with regard to the other senses,...".
Peer comment(s):

agree Enza Longo : as to is also acceptable here as it means "with regard to", but "as to" has the additional meaning of "according to"
1 min
Thanks Enza!
agree Brie Vernier : Yes, apparently "as to" is used in the same way, but I prefer "as for"
10 mins
Thanks Brie!
agree RHELLER : and I would drop the "and"
16 mins
I agree. Thanks Rita!
agree Sol
18 mins
Thanks Sol!
agree Can Altinbay
24 mins
Thanks Can!
agree Melanie Nassar : Tthat was what my mind automatically "filled in" before I looked at the answers. Can't see anything wrong with "as to" though
29 mins
Thanks armaat!
agree Andrey Belousov (X)
1 hr
Thanks Andrey!
agree Seema Ugrankar
6 hrs
Thanks ugrankar!
agree Balasubramaniam L. : Both as for and as to are correct in my opinion.
8 hrs
Thanks Balasubramaniam!
agree Sophia Finos (X)
9 hrs
Thanks Sophia!
agree Alfa Trans (X)
13 hrs
Thanks Marju!
agree Romanian Translator (X)
20 hrs
Thanks Awana!
agree KNielsen
1 day 12 hrs
Thank you!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
7 mins

when it comes to the other senses

Personally, I woud choose this one. It's clearer.
If the options were "as to" and "as for", I would choose "as for", but the best option is "when it comes to..."
Peer comment(s):

agree Pippin Michelli : because "as to" and "as for" tend to be derogatory, or to suggest that something is of relatively little concern, as demonstratec by Mike Delta below
2 days 21 hrs
Thanks, Pippin!
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1 day 3 hrs

As to your silly notion young man.

Use as 'to' for a thing
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1 day 4 hrs

As for you young man, I've a good mind to blah, blah, blah.

Use 'as for' for people, and if you wish, for things.
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