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Is the word "safety" used correctly in the following sentence?
The boat couldn't have had time to escape to safety before it was destroyed by the wind and waves.
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JA
Top answer
I wouldn't say that this is actually wrong, but I find the idea of a boat "escaping to safety" from a storm just slightly unusual. I would expect something more along the lines of "didn't have time to find shelter", or something like that.
- I wouldn't say that this is actually wrong, but I find the idea of a boat "escaping to safety" from a storm just slightly unusual.
- I would expect something more along the lines of "didn't have time to find shelter", or something like that.
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I wouldn't say that this is actually wrong, but I find the idea of a boat "escaping to safety" from a storm just slightly unusual. I would expect something more along the lines of "didn't have time to find shelter", or something like that.
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