As for means regarding, turning to. It moves on to a new subject connected with the previous one and often contrasts it with what was just said: The hotel was great. As for the food, it was disappointing. It usually starts the sentence and is followed by a comma.
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As for + noun/pronoun, + clause; statement. As for + noun, + clause
- The flat is fine. As for the neighbours, we've hardly seen them yet.
- Most of the team will work from home on Friday. As for me, I'll be in the office.
- The training went well. As for the new software, we'll test it next week.
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First versionAs for the budget, then we will discuss it on Friday.
RevisionAs for the budget, we will discuss it on Friday.
It's tempting to add then or so after the as for part, as if to mark where the main point starts. In English, the main clause comes straight after as for and the comma, and no extra word is needed. Then was removed.
As for me contrasts you with other people: My friends went clubbing. As for me, I went straight to bed. To simply give an opinion in an essay, write Personally, I believe… or In my opinion… Without that contrast, As for me, I think sounds forced. Don't confuse it with as far as: as far as I know means “to the best of my knowledge”.
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The hotel was lovely. ___ the food, it was a bit disappointing.
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As for — After the hotel, you need to move on to the food: “regarding the food”. That's as for. As far as only has this meaning with is concerned after it: as far as the food is concerned. Without that, the phrase is left hanging.
Write how a trip or a working week went. First assess one aspect, then use as for to move on to another and assess that too.
The conference itself was really useful. As for the hotel, it was noisy and far from the centre.
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