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For
/fɔː/ (prep.)
One of those short words, like “of”, whose overuse indicates laboured writing.

“This doesn’t improve the commercial opportunity for anyone.”

Use a possessive, and promote anyone to be the focus (if not strictly speaking the subject) of the sentence like so:

“This doesn’t improve anyone’s commercial opportunity.”

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-{{a|pe|}}{{For|/fɔː/|prep|}}One of those short words, like “of”, whose overuse indicates bad writing.
+{{a|pe|}}{{d|For|/fɔː/|prep|}}One of those short words, like “of”, whose overuse indicates laboured writing.
+{{quote|“This doesn’t improve the commercial opportunity for anyone.”}}
+Use a possessive, and promote anyone to be the focus (if not strictly speaking the subject) of the sentence like so:
+{{quote|“This doesn’t improve anyone’s commercial opportunity.”}}
+{{sa}}
+*[[Plain English in ten words