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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

saved

The police found her journel [saved] in a file on her hard drive.

Can 'saved' be obmitted? If yes, does it change the meaning?

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Hello Anon, Yes, you could omit "saved". ) I suppose "saved" adds a little immediacy, though, by implying a picture of the culprit at her pc. It also (possibly) serves to distinguish between a file that was current on her hard drive, and a file that had been recovered from her hard drive after deletion.

— MrPedantic

  • Hello Anon, Yes, you could omit "saved".
  • ) I suppose "saved" adds a little immediacy, though, by implying a picture of the culprit at her pc.
  • It also (possibly) serves to distinguish between a file that was current on her hard drive, and a file that had been recovered from her hard drive after deletion.
  • Best wishes, MrP
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Hello Anon,

Yes, you could omit "saved". (Unless the file had been saved, it would not have been present on her hard drive.)

I suppose "saved" adds a little immediacy, though, by implying a picture of the culprit at her pc. It also (possibly) serves to distinguish between a file that was current on her hard drive, and a file that had been recovered from her hard dri
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Hi,

The police found her journal [saved] in a file on her hard drive.

Can 'saved' be obmitted? Yes.

If yes, does it change the meaning? Not really. In fact, you could even omit 'in a file'.

Clive
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Thanks Mr.P and Clive.
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