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aleia
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Can anyone help me?
Is it correct to say : I suffer FOR her.
Thank you all
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16 Dec 2011
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ueslteacher
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meaning? could you specify what you want to say? because the way it is, it doesn�t sound right. |
16 Dec 2011
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edrodmedina
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I sometimes watch reality TV and see some ridiculous things and I feel embarassed for the person. I can see the phrase I suffer for her. I sounds a lot like Bill Clinton �s "I feel your pain." Ed |
16 Dec 2011
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Apodo
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It is possible as in the examples given by Ed -
 I suffer for her = cringemaking.  I feel your pain = I �m a politician but it depends on the situation.
If expresssing sympathy a more common phrase is �feel for her.�
If there was a problem, such as a seriously ill child, someone talking about the mother could say, �I feel for her.� |
16 Dec 2011
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