W e report new measurements adding to the literature o n solvent and counter ion dependence of ' OF-chemical shift. These are compared to earlier r e s~~l t s for "'CI-, "'Br-, anel "'I-. The observations support the following points: ( 1 ) there a r e few systematic differences between behavior of anion shifts in dilute and nioclerately concentrated aqueous solution, ( 2 ) anion shifts c o n~n~o n l y show larger sensitivity to solvent than counter ion over convenient ranges of variation so that "solvent shift" may be easily measurecl. Using the concept of collision effects on shifts cleveloped by Richards and his collaborators, it is possible to separate, in many cases, the large effects arising f r o m contact, or primary solvation sphere, collisions from the smaller effects of outer sphere interactions.W e find no preferential solvation of F-by H.0 in mixtures with CH:,OH; at most, small preferecce over CI.H,OH and formamide, and a small opposite preference in favor of diols. However, water appears strongly preferred in the primary solvation shell over acetone, acetonitrile, dioxane, and (in contrast t o other ha!ides), clin~ethylsulfoxicle. Solvation by amines involving both outer and inner sphere site occupation is considered.T h e inter-anion effects on fluoride ion chemical shifts tend to undermine the concept of additivity of ionic effects o n shifts.