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May 12, 2015 · May 12, 2015. #1. In a Guardian article titled "Nepal was made vulnerable by more than its violent geology", the writer uses both "safer" and "more safe" as follows: Nepal has long been desperate for a huge, sustained investment to strengthen its physical infrastructure and keep its people safer, and to develop its economy and services so that ...
Apr 13, 2010 · Apr 13, 2010. #2. The choice depends on the structure of the sentence: ...to ensure that potential employees are safe for their coworkers to work with. safe for + noun: It isn't safe for a young child to cross the street alone. ...to ensure that potential employees are safe (enough) to be with their coworkers.
Jun 10, 2014 · Jun 10, 2014. #2. Incorrect? No, not really. It's a form of "Safe for (your) use" or "Safe for use (as a cleaning product)." Etc. But "Safe to use" gets you right to the point. Having said that, in what context have you seen it? "Safe to use" by itself seems a little all-encompassing.
Dec 10, 2009 · Drive safe! We know a few things about this expression: 1) Some native speakers use it. 2) It is not standard English unless and until somebody can prove it is by. doing something beyond shouting. 3) It is clearly understood by most, if not all, native speakers to mean exactly the same thing as "Drive safely".
Aug 17, 2006 · Aug 17, 2006. #4. swyves said: I might get the slight difference of meaning that "safe from tsunamis" means there will never be any more, while "safe against tsunamis" means they'll happen, but won't harm anyone. Yes - I agree. I think that "safe against" suggests "made safe against" = "modified to withstand".
Aug 11, 2009 · Aug 11, 2009. #3. Hola! Yes there is a difference. In the first example, "safe" is an adjective. It implies that the children will be safe as long as they are in the garden. In the second example ("the children are saved from danger in the garden") the word "saved" is a verb (in the passive voice). In that context, "saved" implies that there is ...
May 16, 2010 · 9. a. Of an action, procedure, undertaking, plan, etc.: Free from risk, not involving danger or mishap, guaranteed against failure. Sometimes = free from risk of error, as in it is safe to say... So the sentence in question means, basically, "I can say with confidence that I'm forming a crush on you." or "There's no doubt that I'm forming a ...
Apr 15, 2013 · Mar 21, 2013. #11. I agree with Chris and Wildcat1, and will just reiterate that "safely" tells us how (the manner in which) the person arrived, while "safe" tells us the state the person was in upon arrival. Theoretically, one could get (travel) home safely but be unsafe upon arrival (say, if someone were waiting there to do him harm).
Mar 29, 2017 · English - US. Mar 29, 2017. #2. It means both. Literally, "you should follow the rules of the road" would be "drive safely." And "I wish you a safe ride" would be something like "drive in safety." But if you drive carefully and obey the law, you are more likely to have a safe trip. "Drive safe" is a colloquial way of saying "have a safe trip."
Nov 29, 2008 · No. "Have a safe flight" is broadly equivalent to the expressions "bon voyage" or "have a pleasant trip," for example. There is no implied assumption that the person is somehow likely to have an unpleasant trip, even though the journey may not be under his/her control. As with the expression "have a nice day," which we discussed a few days ago ...
