warrener  +  281709 Mon, 16 Oct 06 04:07 PM "Trade A for B" "Trade A in exchange for B" "Exchange A for B" Do they mean the same thing " I give A so that I can get B" ? warrener Joined on Sun, Feb 27 2005 Full Member 145

	Marius Hancu  +  281719 Mon, 16 Oct 06 04:15 PM "Exchange A for B" Do they mean the same thing " I give A so that I can get B" ? I think so. See the examples here: --------- exchange 1 a : to part with, give, or transfer in consideration of something received as an equivalent <the boy exchanged his mother's cow for a handful of beans> b : to supply (something else) in place of goods returned <do you think the store will exchange something more up-to-date for the high shoes my aunt bought?>; also : to have (goods returned to the seller) replaced by other merchandise <I'm sure you can exchange the blouse but probably not return it for a refund> 2 : to part with for a substitute <exchanging future security for immediate enjoyment> : to lay aside, quit, or resign (something presently possessed) in return for some alternate <exchanged his youth and health for the burdens of wealth> <who would not exchange loneliness for happy companionship?> http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com --------- trade EXCHANGE <reluctant to trade the security and rewards of private life for the hazards ... and the low pay of government office -- Time> <trade off the right to navigate the lower Mississippi for a slice of the Newfoundland fisheries -- E.S.Corwin> <trade a proven pitcher to another team for four rookies>  http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com ----------- Marius Hancu Joined on Wed, Apr 26 2006 Veteran Member 11,673 Dates

	Grammar Geek  +  281721 Mon, 16 Oct 06 04:17 PM Yes. Or, you could be the person who gave B to get A. Your second example is a little redudant. You trade or you exchange. "Trade" has a sense of things being equal. If you return something that isn't working to the store where you bought it and get a new part that does work, you exchange it. Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,683 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!