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so am I!
Please substitute cheese with tomato sauce = Please don't give me cheese but please give me tomato sauce
Please substitute cheese for tomato sauce = Please don't give me tomato sauce but please give me cheese
With in your first sentence, why the seller sold you tomato sauce without cheese?
In my own, with is getting two things together, wants two things.
Can you explain me why?
I agree. I think it is clear from this thread that word "substitute" can be ambiguous.
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