There is often confusion over the words 'save' and 'safe'.
'Save'
Save" is helping something or someone in need."
"Save"-To make safe; to procure the safety of; to preserve from injury, destruction, or evil of any kind; to rescue from impending danger; as, to save a house from the flames.
Jason had to save $5 for the movies.
I might be able to save you but you have to help me with my homework.
'Safe'
"Safe" is being careful about something."
"Safe"-Free from harm, injury, or risk; untouched or unthreatened by danger or injury; unharmed; unhurt; secure; whole; as, safe from disease; safe from storms; safe from foes.
Jason feels safe in his mother's house.
Rebecca put her money in the bank to keep them safe.
'Save' is a verb. It means helping something or someone/
'Safe' is an adjective. It means being careful about something or someone.
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There is often confusion over the words 'too' and 'to'. Both words have two uses:
'Too' has two uses:
Too means 'as well' or 'also'.
I can do it too.
Did you think that too?
Too portrays the idea of 'in excess' or 'more than it should be'.
This cat is too chubby.
The shoes were too expensive.
I'm glad to hear you smoke. A man should always have an occupation of some kind. There are far
too many idle men in London as it is. (Oscar Wilde)
'To' has two uses:
To is used in expressions like 'to walk', 'to run', 'to paint', etc. (These are all verbs in their 'infinitive forms'.)
I want to run around the planet.
Did you tell her what to think?
I'm glad
to hear you smoke. A man should always have an occupation of some kind. There are far too many idle men in London as it is.
To is used in expressions like 'to the park', 'to the postman', 'agree to a proposal'. (The word 'to' in these examples is a preposition.)
She handed the parcel to the stranger.
I am going to the park.
Too means 'as well' or conveys the idea of 'in excess'.
To is a preposition (e.g., Give it to her.) or is used to show the infinitive form of a verb (e.g., I want to run.)
Okay now...... Test yourself:
Fifteen clowns from Billy Smart's Circus who were too / to large too / to squeeze in the barrel of the human-cannonball gun were given their marching orders earlier this week. In a statement sent too / to our newspaper, one clown admitted: "It's true that I am a little too / to heavy for the cannon, and I don't always make it too / to the safety net. However, I can tightrope walk and juggle. I have been loyal too / to Mr Smart for twenty-three years. His decision does not just affect me, but my wife too / to. She will have too / to find a new job; and believe me, that is not going too / to be easy for a 6-foot woman with a full beard.
