{"id":51325,"date":"2018-07-06T16:58:27","date_gmt":"2018-07-06T16:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/aee\/mistakes-pay-spend-save\/"},"modified":"2021-12-03T15:22:50","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T15:22:50","slug":"mistakes-pay-spend-save","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/mistakes-pay-spend-save\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t Make Mistakes with Pay\/Spend\/Save"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently, when I was marking a lot of students essays<\/strong> about the same topic regarding money<\/strong>, I noticed that similar grammatical and collocation errors<\/strong> were being made with these 3 verbs.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s confusing, because \u201cpay<\/strong><\/em>\u201d and \u201cspend<\/strong><\/em>\u201d are very close in meaning, and all three verbs are used in similar contexts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

As these are common words to use<\/a>, you shouldn\u2019t be making mistakes<\/strong> with them in your speaking and writing.<\/p>\n

Money<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We pay money<\/strong> for something when hand over cash or a credit card<\/a> in exchange for a product<\/strong> or service<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

I paid<\/strong> 5 bucks for<\/strong> these shoes.<\/em><\/p>\n

We spend money<\/strong>, also, in exchange for a product or service, but the preposition can be different<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I spent<\/strong> 5 bucks for\/on<\/strong> these shoes.<\/em><\/p>\n

However, they are also used in a general<\/strong> sense.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t like to spend<\/strong> a lot of money on<\/strong> clothes. <\/em><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t like to pay<\/strong> a lot of money for<\/strong> clothes.<\/em><\/p>\n

Save<\/strong> is the opposite<\/strong>. We save money when we keep it<\/strong>, and do not spend it.<\/p>\n

I save<\/strong> money by cooking my own meals at home.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Time<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

You cannot use \u201cpay\u201d with time<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

We use the phrase spend time<\/strong> to describe the action of using minutes or hours<\/strong> for a purpose.<\/p>\n

I spend<\/strong> a lot of time reading.<\/em><\/p>\n

We save time<\/strong> by doing something quickly<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

I can save<\/strong> 10 minutes in the morning if I walk instead of taking the bus.<\/em><\/p>\n

Attention<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We pay attention<\/strong> when we focus on something<\/a>, like an exam.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s tough to pay attention<\/strong> if the lecture is boring.<\/em><\/p>\n

You cannot use \u201cspend\u201d with attention<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

You cannot use \u201csave\u201d with attention<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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