Amazed at/by
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Can we use 'at' and 'by' after 'amazed' interchangeably?
I was amazed at her knowledge in chemistry.
I was amazed by her generosity.
I feel at seems more suitable before a noun and by seems more suitable when it precedes a person's action.
Similarly, can we use at and by after amuse interchangeably?
Please give your views.
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I checked the Google Ngram Viewer. As far as I can see from the examples there, 'at' and 'by' are interchangeable after both 'amazed' and 'amused'; however (and this is really interesting), 'at' is used more often than 'by' after 'amazed', but 'by' is used more often than 'at' after 'amused'. Given that data, it seems that in English as it is currently spoken and written, you are more likely to see 'amazed at' and 'amused by' than to see the other variants.
- I checked the Google Ngram Viewer.
- As far as I can see from the examples there, 'at' and 'by' are interchangeable after both 'amazed' and 'amused'; however (and this is really interesting), 'at' is used more often than 'by' after 'amazed', but 'by' is used more often than 'at' after 'amused'.
- Given that data, it seems that in English as it is currently spoken and written, you are more likely to see 'amazed at' and 'amused by' than to see the other variants.
- CJ
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I checked the Google Ngram Viewer.
As far as I can see from the examples there, 'at' and 'by' are interchangeable after both 'amazed' and 'amused'; however (and this is really interesting), 'at' is used more often than 'by' after 'amazed', but 'by' is used more often than 'at' after 'amused'.
Given that data, it seems that in English as it is currently spoken and written, you are m
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