akstylish  +  555409 Sat, 16 Aug 08 07:28 AM "[blah blah blah], save for [something]." Does 'save for' here mean 'except?' Is there some grammar behind it, or is it merely an idiom? akstylish Joined on Thu, Jun 26 2008 New Member 36 Idioms, Grammar

	Zerox  +  555460 Sat, 16 Aug 08 10:59 AM Yes, it means 'but or except for'. It's a bit old-fashioned, although, it is still used in some formal texts. Zerox Joined on Wed, May 10 2006 Full Member 295 -It is rational that the irrational contradicts with the rational-

	Philip  +  555534 Sat, 16 Aug 08 03:53 PM Zerox “Yes, it means 'but or except for'. It's a bit old-fashioned, although, it is still used in some formal texts. ” I like it and use it whenever I can.  [And, some would call me old-fashioned, but I can live with that. ] Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,732 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen