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0Hi...Although ¨Sake¨ is the correct word to use grammatically...We English Native Speakers..even Doctors would never use this, unless the doctor is really posh. ...only the Queen of England , her friend´s and priests would use this word..¨sake¨.02br
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00Natives would say something like this...01b00¨cut down on salt if you wanna (want to) benefit your health.0

0And how about the distinction between "friends" (plural) and "friend's" (possessive) -- is that also used only by the "really posh"?02br
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00I am a native speaker of (American) English, and I find nothing unusual or overly formal about the word "sake." Anthony, feel free to speak for yourself, but please avoid generalizations like "We English Native Speakers... would nev

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01cite10Anthony@iPodenglish12cite10even Doctors would never use this, unless the doctor is really posh.12blockquote

10 I'm a native speaker of English, and a doctor, and far from posh, and I use the word "sake". Where did you get this strange idea? 02br
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01cite10CalifJim12cite10I'm a native speaker of English, and a doctor, and far from posh, and I use the word "sake". Where did you get this strange idea? 15012blockquote

10Just a guess CJ but I suspect were dealing with another of those BrE/AmE differences. There's no logic necessary or allowed.02br
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0Hi guys,02br
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00I'm (formerly) British, and I've always used 'sake' in normal conversation (although never with the Queen05000).02br
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0For goodness' sake! Who doesn't use that word?02br
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00(I was relieved, though, to hear that Clive decided against pushing his luck with the Queen.) 050010id4

0I'm going to ignore this thread for the sake of my sanity.0-