I am not commenting for you
I am not commenting about you
Someone was talking crap on my Facebook comments when I asked him why he was doing that. He said “I am not commenting for you”
Shouldn't he have said about you?
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Sign up to join this communityThey mean different things, assuming the writer knew what they were saying.
I am not commenting for you
-> My comments are not for your benefit. You aren't the intended audience. The comments are directed at other people, for their entertainment.
I am not commenting about you
-> Like you mentioned, if the comments were about you or not.