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"To me / For me" regarding personal opinions
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this post was submitted on 05 Aug 2023
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What I'm getting is that using "to me" as the default is a safe option and the use of "for me" is more nuanced (... and I don't understand in which sense).
Thanks!
Yes, that seems about right to me.
I can't quite put my finger on the rule for when you can use "for me"; perhaps there isn't one.
I do think, however, that you can safely put "For me," at the beginning of the sentence instead of using "to me" later: "For me, it seems...", "For me, it looks like...", etc.