For vs So - What's the difference?

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As conjunctions the difference between for and so

is that for is because while so is in order that.

As initialisms the difference between for and so

is that for is field Of Research while SO is significant other.

As a preposition for

is towards.

As an adverb so is

to the (explicitly stated) extent that.

As an adjective so is

true, accurate.

As an interjection so is

Used after a pause for thought to introduce a new topic, question or story.
As a noun so is
a syllable used in solfège to represent the fifth note of a major scale.
As an abbreviation so is
someone.
As a proper noun So is
a Mon-Khmer-speaking people of Laos and Thailand.

for
English
(wikipedia for)
Conjunction
(English Conjunctions)
Because.

* 1900 , , (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) , Chapter 23

"By means of the Golden Cap I shall command the Winged Monkeys to carry you to the gates of the Emerald City," said Glinda, "for it would be a shame to deprive the people of so wonderful a ruler."

Preposition
(English prepositions)
Towards.

The astronauts headed for the moon.

Directed at, intended to belong to.

I have something for you.

Supporting (opposite of against ).

All those for the motion raise your hands.

Because of.

He wouldn't apologize; and just for that, she refused to help him.

(UK usage) He looks better for having lost weight.

She was the worse for drink.

* Shakespeare

with fiery eyes sparkling for very wrath

Over a period of time.

They fought for days over a silly pencil.

* Garth

To guide the sun's bright chariot for a day.

Throughout an extent of space.

* Shakespeare

For many miles about / There's scarce a bush.

On behalf of.

I will stand in for him.

Instead of, or in place of.

* Bible, Exodus xxi. 23, 24

And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for' life, eye '''for''' eye, tooth '''for''' tooth, hand '''for''' hand, foot ' for foot.

In order to obtain or acquire.

I am aiming for completion by the end of business Thursday.

He's going for his doctorate.

Do you want to go for coffee?

People all over Greece looked to Delphi for answers.

Can you go to the store for some eggs?

I'm saving up for a car.

Don't wait for an answer.

What did he ask you for ?

* Denham

He writes not for' money, nor ' for praise.

In the direction of:

Run for the hills!

He was headed for the door when he remembered.

* Francis Bacon

We sailed from Peru for China and Japan.

By the standards of, usually with the implication of those standards being lower than one might otherwise expect.

Fair for its day.

She's spry for an old lady.

Despite, in spite of.

* 1892 August 6, , "The Unbidden Guest", in All the Year Round ,^] [http://books.google.com/books?id=XNwRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA133&dq=%22but+for%22 page 133,

Mr. Joseph Blenkinshaw was perhaps not worth quite so much as was reported; but for all that he was a very wealthy man

* 1968 , J. J. Scarisbrick, Henry VIII (page 240)

For all his faults, there had been something lofty and great about him - as a judge, as a patron of education, as a builder, as an international figure.

For that to happen now is incredibly unlikely.'' (=''It is incredibly unlikely that that will happen now. )

All I want is for you to be happy.'' (=''All I want is that you be happy. )

(chiefly, US) Out of;

(cricket) (used as part of a score to indicate the number of wickets that have fallen)

Indicating that in the character of or as being which anything is regarded or treated; to be, or as being.

* Cowley

We take a falling meteor for a star.

* John Locke

If a man can be fully assured of anything for' a truth, without having examined, what is there that he may not embrace ' for true?

* Dryden

Most of our ingenious young men take up some cry'd-up English poet for their model.

* Philips

But let her go for an ungrateful woman.

See the entry for the phrasal verb.

(obsolete) Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done.

* Beaumont and Fletcher

We'll have a bib, for spoiling of thy doublet.

Antonyms
* against
Derived terms
* for good * for good and all * for good measure * for it * for kicks * for real * for the record * once and for all
Statistics
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References
* Andrea Tyler and Vyvyan Evans, "Spatial particles of orientation", in The Semantics of English Prepositions: Spatial Scenes, Embodied Meaning and Cognition , Cambridge University Press, 2003, 0-521-81430 8
Anagrams
* 100 English basic words 1000 English basic words English coordinating conjunctions ----
so
English
(wikipedia so)
Conjunction
(English Conjunctions)
In order that.

With the result that; for that reason; therefore.

* , chapter=1
, title= Mr. Pratt's Patients, chapter=1 , passage=Thinks I to myself, “Sol, you're run off your course again. This is a rich man's summer ‘cottage’

(label) Provided that; on condition that, as long as.

* , II.18:

As we cal money not onely that which is true and good, but also the false; so it be currant.

* (John Milton)

Though all the winds of doctrine were let loose play upon the earth, so truth be in the field, we do injuriously, by licensing and prohibiting, to misdoubt her strength.

Usage notes
Chiefly in North American use, a comma or pause is often used before the conjunction when used in the sense with the result that''. (A similar meaning can often be achieved by using a semicolon or colon (without the ''so'' ), as for example: ''He drank the poison; he died. )
Synonyms
* (in order that) so that, that
Adverb
(-)
To the (explicitly stated) extent that.

* , chapter=1
, title= Mr. Pratt's Patients, chapter=1 , passage=Thinks I to myself, “Sol, you're run off your course again. This is a rich man's summer ‘cottage’
* 1963 , Mike Hawker, (Ivor Raymonde) (music and lyrics), (Dusty Springfield) (vocalist), (I Only Want to Be with You) (single),

Don?t know what it is that makes me love you so , / I only know I never want to let you go.

(lb) To the (implied) extent.

[= this long]

*
, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=2 , passage=We drove back to the office with some concern on my part at the prospect of so large a case. Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke.}}
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-20, volume=408, issue=8845, magazine=(The Economist)
, title= Old soldiers? , passage=Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine. The machine gun is so much more lethal than the bow and arrow that comparisons are meaningless.}}
# (lb) Very (positive clause).

#*

Captain Edward Carlisle; he could not tell what this prisoner might do. He cursed the fate which had assigned such a duty, cursed especially that fate which forced a gallant soldier to meet so' superb a woman as this under handicap ' so hard.

# (lb) Very (negative clause).

# Very much.

#*

Molly the dairymaid came a little way from the rickyard, and said she would pluck the pigeon that very night after work. She was always ready to do anything for us boys; and we could never quite make out why they scolded her so for an idle hussy indoors. It seemed so unjust.

In a particular manner.

In the same manner or to the same extent as aforementioned; also.

* 1883 , (Howard Pyle), (The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood)

*:"Good morrow to thee, jolly fellow," quoth Robin, "thou seemest happy this merry morn." ¶ "Ay, that am I," quoth the jolly Butcher, "and why should I not be so ? Am I not hale in wind and limb? Have I not the bonniest lass in all Nottinghamshire? And lastly, am I not to be married to her on Thursday next in sweet Locksley Town?"

* {{quote-news, year=2012, date=May 19, author=Paul Fletcher, work=BBC Sport
, title= Blackpool 1-2 West Ham , passage=It was a goal that meant West Ham won on their first appearance at Wembley in 31 years, in doing so becoming the first team since Leicester in 1996 to bounce straight back to the Premier League through the play-offs.}}
(with as) To such an extent or degree; as.

Usage notes
Use of so''''' in the sense ''to the '''implied''' extent'' is discouraged in formal writing; spoken intonation which might render the usage clearer is not usually apparent to the reader, who might reasonably expect the ''extent'' to be made explicit. For example, the reader may expect ''He is '''so good'' to be followed by an explanation or consequence of how good ''he'' is. Devices such as use of underscoring and the exclamation mark may be used as a means of clarifying that the implicit usage is intended; capitalising ''SO'' is also used. The derivative subsenses ''very'' and ''very much are similarly more apparent with spoken exaggerated intonation. The difference between so'' and ''very'' in implied-extent usage is that ''very'' is more descriptive or matter-of-fact, while ''so'' indicates more emotional involvement. This ''so'' is used by both men and women, but more frequently by women. For example, ''she is very pretty'' is a simple statement of fact; ''she is so pretty'' suggests admiration. Likewise, ''that is very typical'' is a simple statement; ''that is SO typical of him!'' is an indictment. A formal (and reserved) apology may be expressed ''I am very sorry'', but after elbowing someone in the nose during a basketball game, a man might say, ''Dude, I am so sorry! in order to ensure that it's understood as an accident.Mark Liberman, "Ask Language Log: So feminine?", 2012 March 26
References

Synonyms
* (very) really, truly, that, very * (to a particular extent) that, this, yea * (in a particular manner) like this, thus * really, truly, very much
Derived terms
* or so * so-so * so there * so what
Adjective
(en adjective)
True, accurate.

*

*:“My Continental prominence is improving,” I commented dryly. ¶ Von Lindowe cut at a furze bush with his silver-mounted rattan. ¶ “Quite so ,” he said as dryly, his hand at his mustache. “I may say if your intentions were known your life would not be worth a curse.”

In that state or manner; with that attribute. ((replaces the aforementioned adjective phrase))

* 1823 , , Martha

If this separation was painful to all parties, it was most so to Martha.

* 1872 , (Charles Dickens), J., The Personal History of (David Copperfield)

But if I had been more fit to be married, I might have made you more so too.

*

At twilight in the summeron the floor.

Homosexual.

Synonyms
* (true) correct, right, true * musical, one of the family, one of them, that way inclined
Derived terms
* make it so * more so
Interjection
(en interjection)

* , chapter=11
, title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=So , after a spell, he decided to make the best of it and shoved us into the front parlor. 'Twas a dismal sort of place, with hair wreaths, and wax fruit, and tin lambrekins, and land knows what all.}}

Be as you are; stand still; used especially to cows; also used by sailors.

Noun
(en noun)
(label) A syllable used in to represent the fifth note of a major scale.

Abbreviation
(Abbreviation) (head)
someone

Synonyms
* sb
Statistics
*
Anagrams
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