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Xinfu

December 07, 2015 12:42 AM

Save

For natives:

Could I use from? (or leave it blank?)

-Please send out the message, and save your teacher __ letters. (=save him the effort of writing letters to tell others.)

Rusty

December 07, 2015 02:49 PM

Do not leave it blank.

In the blank, write 'writing' or the more complete 'the effort of writing'.

Xinfu

December 10, 2015 06:21 AM

Thanks. Is

-Save him writing...

the same as

-Save his writing...

wrholt

December 10, 2015 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xinfu (Post 158013)

Thanks. Is

-Save him writing...

the same as

-Save his writing...

No.

"Save him writing" = "save him (the effort of) writing".

"Save his writing" = "save what he wrote".

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