Save vs. spare

[Mimi]

Test No. errors/inter-1 "Save money now", question 1

He is very careful with his money and spares at least a quarter of his pay every month.

(a) careful
(b) spares
(c) a quarter
(d) pay

Test No. errors/inter-1 "Save money now", answer 1

He is very careful with his money and saves at least a quarter of his pay every month.

Correct entry: saves
The error was: (b) spares

You have not found the error.
He is very careful with his money and spares at least a quarter of his payment every month.
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Could you tell me the different between "save" and "spare".
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[Alan]

Save means put money aside for the future. Spare means give a sum of money that you can afford to offer someone. Take this sentence: I have saved a lot of money this year from my pay and I can spare you (am able to give you) ?100 if that will help.
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[Nabilchamlal]

From miser’s point of view we can accept also|: He is very careless with his money and spare at least a quarter of his pay every month

[Alan]

Sorry, I don't follow that. If you use 'spares' in the sentence, it isn't clear what he is sparing and for what.

Alan
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[Nabilchamlal]

Hi Alan
I think you should think more about the meaning of what I said instead of laying in wait for missing s.

[Beeesneees]

Hi Nabil,

The problem is that what you said doesn't make any sense in English.
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[Torsten]

[Nabilchamlal]

From a miser’s point of view we can accept also: He is very careless with his money and spares at least a quarter of his pay every month.

in ironic way a miser can see the fact to spare any quantity of money as heart-attack.
that is what I mean.

[Beeesneees]

Sorry Nabil,

That still doesn't make sense. A miserly person would not be careless with money. He would be extremely careful with it.
What do you mean by 'spares some of his pay'. Are you trying to say he saves some of his pay?
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[Nabilchamlal]

Ok, I will try to explain to you.
An extreme miser, someone who doesn’t want even people to spend money, decided one day to criticize a moderate miser; he said about him this sentence: He is very careless with his money and spares at least a quarter of his pay every month.
I think now it is clear to you

[Beeesneees]

Everything except the 'spares at least a quarter of his pay' part.
I imagine you mean 'wastes at least a quarter of his pay".
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[Nabilchamlal]

If I said what you suggest where is the irony?
He is very careless with his money and saves at least a quarter of his pay every month.
What he should do is, from the extreme miser’ point of view, probably, to save the entire money.
I’m afraid I cannot explain more than that.

[Beeesneees]

You didn't say 'saves'. You said 'spares'.
I'm afraid you appear to be changing your sentences.
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[Nabilchamlal]

to spare is to save in this sentence.

[Beeesneees]

I see the confusion now.
Save and spare aren't usually the same when we talk about money.
save - put money aside.
spare - give money to someone or a charity.

You might save someone/spare a life.
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