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Alc24 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Save on and Save up on / Difference between

Could you help with this please?

1 Buy rechargeable batteries to save on batteries.
2 There is no lamp in here to save up on electricity.

DO YOU USE "SAVE UP ON"

3 Would there a diffrerence between if there was a light in here or not.
4 Would there be difference if there was a light in here or not.

How would you say it?

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Hi, Could you help with this please? 1 Buy rechargeable batteries to save on batteries. 2 There is no lamp in here to save up on electricity.

— Clive

  • Hi, Could you help with this please?
  • 1 Buy rechargeable batteries to save on batteries.
  • 2 There is no lamp in here to save up on electricity.
  • DO YOU USE "SAVE UP ON" I am saving up on batteries.
  • ) 3 Would there a diffrerence between if there was a light in here or not.
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Hi,

Could you help with this please?

1 Buy rechargeable batteries to save on batteries.

2 There is no lamp in here to save up on electricity.

DO YOU USE "SAVE UP ON"

I am saving up on batteries. (= I am collecting a supply of batteries, because the price is going up next month.)

3 Would there a diffrerence between if there
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Thanks clive,

One last thing about the DIFFERENT question,

For some reason I've come up with different ways of saying. Could you tell me which are correct?

1 Would there be a difference if there was a light?
2 Would light or no light make that big a difference in here?
3 Would/Is there (be) a big difference between having a light and not having one?

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Hi,

You can say those things.

You used the term 'correct'. What are your criteria?

Consider something that is correct grammar but would not be said by a native speaker, or which requires some extremely odd context. Would you call that 'correct'?

Best wishes, Clive
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Hello Clive,

I had one question please:

Does "save on batteries" in sentence 1 mean "save buying batteries" as in "buy rechargeable batteries to save buying batteries" or does it mean something else?
Thank you
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Hello Clive,

I had one question please:

Does "save on batteries" in sentence 1 mean "save buying batteries" as in "buy rechargeable batteries to save buying batteries" or does it mean something else?
Thank you
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