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Why is "for" being used after "us"? Is it ok to omit "for" in this sentence?

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Rebecca

The word "for" in this context is used along with the word "what" to mean why, because the phrase "what for" means "why" or "for what reason". Therefore, it would not make sense to omit "for" in this sentence unless you replaced "what" with "why".

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