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Guyper Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
By & At
1."We stopped by the bakery"
2. "He came by the house"
Can at be used to replace by in both sentences? And would there be a difference in meaning then?
Thank you
2. "He came by the house"
Can at be used to replace by in both sentences? And would there be a difference in meaning then?
Thank you
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We stopped at the bakery. Its ok, but a small difference in meaning. stopped by the bakery means we specifically stopped and entered the bakery to buy something.
- We stopped at the bakery.
- Its ok, but a small difference in meaning.
- stopped by the bakery means we specifically stopped and entered the bakery to buy something.
- (or stopped beside the bakery, however, this meaning is less used with this sentence structure) We stopped at the bakery: could mean the same as stopped by, but has a meaning of stopping in the vicinity of the of the bakery.
- (more common using stopped by someplace for the meaning of buying things, paying bills, or doing anything specific in that building or place) He came by the house.
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We stopped at the bakery. Its ok, but a small difference in meaning. stopped by the bakery means we specifically stopped and entered the bakery to buy something. (or stopped beside the bakery, however, this meaning is less used with this sentence structure)
We stopped at the bakery: could mean the same as stopped by, but has a meaning of stopping in the vicinity of the of the bakery.
We stopped at the bakery: could mean the same as stopped by, but has a meaning of stopping in the vicinity of the of the bakery.
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