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by parveen chaudhary Fri Jun 27, 2008 5:01 am

Which one is correct?

Smoking is dangerous to health.

or

Smoking is dangerous for health.
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by esledge Sat Aug 02, 2008 3:21 pm

Definitely not "dangerous for health." Think of it this way: you do only beneficial things "for health."

To my ear, this sentence sounds best as "Smoking is harmful to health."
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