Jan 16, 2006 17:30
18 yrs ago
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as to / as for
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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!
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,...".
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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,...".
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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..."
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
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Thanks, Pippin!
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1 day 3 hrs
As to your silly notion young man.
Use as 'to' for a thing
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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