Vincent Teo  +  519089 Mon, 26 May 08 01:47 PM Can I say, (a) The boy saves the drowning boy from / in the sea.  (b)Ali saved the boy from drowning at / in / from the sea.   Vincent Teo Joined on Sat, Mar 31 2007 Veteran Member 5,660

	Philip  +  519136 Mon, 26 May 08 03:19 PM As you well know, prepositions are very tricky. 'from the sea' indicates that the drowning boy was in the sea and was rescued from it, probably being removed from it, either to a boat or to the shore. 'in the se' simply indicates where the boy was drowning. I would not use 'at', except for 'at the seaside' as in 'at the beach'. Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,738 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen Prepositions