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Happy student Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

For someone's sake

As I understand, when people say 'for someone's sake', it means 'for someone (good)', but what are the boundaries? I mean, when it's more appropriate to use 'for someone's sake' in place of simple 'for someone'?
  

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Hi 'Sake' is quite an old word in English nowadays and you don't hear it that often - I sold the house and we moved to the country. I did it for my wife - I sold the house and we moved to the country. I did it for my wife's sake The first one may just mean that the man's wife got a job in the country and that is why they moved The second one may mean that the man's wife was ill and he wanted her to have a quiet place to recover The first may be a simple common sense decision; the second suggests that there is some care or thought for the other person.

— Dave_anon

  • Hi 'Sake' is quite an old word in English nowadays and you don't hear it that often - I sold the house and we moved to the country.
  • I did it for my wife - I sold the house and we moved to the country.
  • I did it for my wife's sake The first one may just mean that the man's wife got a job in the country and that is why they moved The second one may mean that the man's wife was ill and he wanted her to have a quiet place to recover The first may be a simple common sense decision; the second suggests that there is some care or thought for the other person.
  • But it is only a slight difference Dave
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Hi

'Sake' is quite an old word in English nowadays and you don't hear it that often

- I sold the house and we moved to the country. I did it for my wife

- I sold the house and we moved to the country. I did it for my wife's sake

The first one may just mean that the man's wife got a job in the country and that is why they moved

The second one may mean t
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