Help & save
If someone is kidnapped and I say I will help her. Sometimes I feel like it means "provide assistance" and not "save life". Can you confirm I can also say "help her"?
E.g. - My sister has been kidnapped, we have to help her.
If I use "save", it's just a stronger word, right?
When someone say "Help me", so we just say help them, not save them?
Could you please tell me when to use these two words in the context of getting someone out of trouble/danger?
Thank you
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Answers · 3
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“Save” here means to do something to prevent a terrible outcome. Superman saves people in danger. The purpose of helping a kidnap victim is to save them, so both are possible in that example.
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Help means to come to the assistance of someone. Help is a general term. If someone is in danger of any kind they will simply yell HELP! Or HELP ME! You will never hear someone say SAVE! Or SAVE ME! When coming to the aid of someone in danger you can say we need to help her, which will mean we need to save her.
Help me can also be used for more minor help requested. For example: Please help me do the dishes. Can I help you carry those packages?
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In the context you used, both are acceptable. Because you have the context that she has already been kidnapped, "help her" makes complete sense. In this context, "provide assistance" = "save life". Either help or save is okay!
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