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'of' or 'for'? It has become the symbol of our city. It has become the symbol for our city. Is one of them wrong, or do they have different meanings?
19 giu 2013 19:20
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They are both correct, but mean different things. "Of" is definitely the more common choice, however. "Symbol of our city" means "our city's symbol" and describes possession. In Japanese, you would say "わが町のシンボル” "Symbol for our city" means that the symbol somehow exists for the (benefit of the) city. This would sound like "わが町のためのシンボル” I hope this was helpful!
19 giugno 2013
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Basically they mean the same thing. However, depending on context they could slightly infer slightly different meanings.
19 giugno 2013
Thank you, everyone! It's so subtle but now I see the difference.
19 giugno 2013
of: if you mean that it is a part of the city and it becomes a monument or a celebrity for:it wasn't a symbol and willingly it decided to become a symbol to answer the need or the good of your city so in your case i guess you mean of maybe am wrong,
19 giugno 2013
It has become the symbol "of" our city :)
19 giugno 2013
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