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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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By virtue of
He killed by virtue of his skill rather than by his strength.
Is this right? Should we repeat 'rather than by virtue of his strength'?
Is this right? Should we repeat 'rather than by virtue of his strength'?
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It would be better just to delete the second 'by'.
- It would be better just to delete the second 'by'.
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Thank you, Mr. Micawber. Is it also okay to avoid 'by virtue of' and simply say 'by.' Such as: He killed by his skill rather than by his strength. Or, would 'with' be better than 'by'?
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Not 'by' or 'with' but 'through'. And drop the personal pronouns, too:
He killed through skill not strength.
Now we're really making stylistic progress!
He killed through skill not strength.
Now we're really making stylistic progress!
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