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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

see/send off

0If you go to the airport to say goodbye to a friend who's leaving, what do you call that action? see off or send off?02br
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00I went to the airport to send/see Amy off this morning. 02br
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0Thanks. one more question. Do you still call it a see-off if you leave before the flight takes off because you got an emergency call from work? Do you have to complete the action, literally seeing the flight takes off, to call it a see-off or else it would be an attempted see-off? 05002br
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0Yes. Definitely strange. Use the first one. I don't think 01i00to try02i00 can ever logically be used as an infinitive of purpose.02br
01i00I got in the car to try to drive to the mall. ???!!!02i02br
01i00Sally picked up the knife to try to cut the celery. ???!!!02i02br
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0It sounded strange to me too when I wrote it but couldn't figure out why. Thanks MH and CJ.0-
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Then, when would you use 'send off'?
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