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To: Kid Rock who wrote (1566)	9/12/1998 2:38:00 PM
From: E	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4711

Is there anything that you don't understand or have an answer for? #reply-5730191 Would this be better written, "Is there anything that you don't understand or don't have an answer for?"? Also, should it be "answer for" for "answer to"? Is this correct above ?"? ------------------------ Nobody asked me, but I think "Is there anything that you don't understand or have an answer for?" is fine as is, but if you wanted to be strict about ending sentences with prepositions, you could argue that it should read, "Is there anything that you don't understand or for which you don't have an answer?" It's a little unwieldy, so I prefer the original. The "that" could be omitted after "anything," it occurs to me. Or not. And my 2 cents on "answer for" versus "answer to" is that they have different meanings. If you mean, for example, "Is there any problem you don't have an answer ___," you must fill in the blank with a "for." But if you mean, for example, "Is there any question you don't have an answer ___," you must fill in the blank with a "to." Substitute "person" for "problem," and it is even clearer, I think. It would read, "Is there any person you don't have an answer for?" (In short, you'd say, "I have an answer for her," and not, "I have an answer to her," and "I have an answer to that question," and not, "I have an answer for that question.") So convoluted. Sorry!