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Mr-Taciturn Posted 19 years ago
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at & by

0''We were all 01u00surprised at 02u00his manner.'' & 01i00We were all 01u00surprised by 02u00his manner02i02br
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00Is there any difference between the two usages above ? 02br
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0 Both correct, as per Oxford Collocations. 02br 02br 00 IMO:02br 02br 00 at: they 01b 00look at, consider, view02b 00 the situation; there's more 01b 00remoteness, neutrality and distance02b 00 to this one02br 02br 00 by: this emphasizes the cause, the 01b 00agent02b 00; it shows that they are 01b 00affected02b 00 by that agent0-

— Marius Hancu

  • 0 Both correct, as per Oxford Collocations.
  • 02br 02br 00 IMO:02br 02br 00 at: they 01b 00look at, consider, view02b 00 the situation; there's more 01b 00remoteness, neutrality and distance02b 00 to this one02br 02br 00 by: this emphasizes the cause, the 01b 00agent02b 00; it shows that they are 01b 00affected02b 00 by that agent0-
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0 Both correct, as per Oxford Collocations. 02br
02br
00 IMO:02br
02br
00 at: they 01b00look at, consider, view02b00 the situation; there's more 01b00remoteness, neutrality and distance02b00 to this one02br
02br
00 by: this emphasizes the cause, the 01b00agent02b00;
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