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Do these paragraph make sense (and particularly the part in bold):
a) "Donald Trump said that people should inject desinfectant to cure themselves from covid-19, and afterwards he said he was being sarcastic. I think he said he was being sarcastic to try to escape from this and still look good."
b) "Donald Trump said that people should inject desinfectant to cure themselves from covid-19, and afterwards he said he was being sarcastic. I think he said he was being sarcastic to try to save his face."
Top answer
Christine Christie particularly the part in bold a) is OK, but not as good as b). b), however, should have "to save face", not "to save his face". We always say "save face" as the complete expression.
- Christine Christie particularly the part in bold a) is OK, but not as good as b).
- b), however, should have "to save face", not "to save his face".
- We always say "save face" as the complete expression.
- You don't even need "to try" in that sentence: I think he said he was being sarcastic just to save face.
- CJ
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Christine Christieparticularly the part in bold
a) is OK, but not as good as b). b), however, should have "to save face", not "to save his face".
We always say "save face" as the complete expression.
You don't even need "to try" in that sentence:
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