what is the difference in the meaning between the following two sentences:
Someone reads to me.
Someone reads for me.
I think first sentence means someone reads something aloud for me or someone reads something so that I listen to him/ someone reads something and the destination of listening to him is me, And the second sentence means someone reads something for my sake. Am I on the right track ?
Best Answer
I’d say you’re on the right track. The first phrase – reads to me – is very common for read-aloud situations.
The second wording – reads for me – is less idiomatic and subject to interpretation. I’d interpret it to mean reading something so that you don’t have to. It’s an uncommon situation, but I can think of a few places one might say that. For example:
The presumption would be that the lawyer would discuss any parts of the contract that might prevent me from signing it.