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Pastsimple Posted 20 years ago
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by/through email
Which preposition is correct, please?
1) She contacted me by / through e-mail.
2) Jenny gets a sonnet of Shakespeare by / through e-mail every day.
3) Emma knows how to send an SMS by / through e-mail.
It seems like both are correct in all three cases. Am I right?
1) She contacted me by / through e-mail.
2) Jenny gets a sonnet of Shakespeare by / through e-mail every day.
3) Emma knows how to send an SMS by / through e-mail.
It seems like both are correct in all three cases. Am I right?
Top answer
In all cases you are probably best saying by. She contacted me by e-mail. You could say through but it is a little bit clumsy but OK nevertheless.
- In all cases you are probably best saying by.
- She contacted me by e-mail.
- You could say through but it is a little bit clumsy but OK nevertheless.
- You would use through in "he sent a letter through the post" but "he sent a letter by post" would be OK also.
- You could also say "She contacted me via e-mail".
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In all cases you are probably best saying by.
She contacted me by e-mail.
You could say through but it is a little bit clumsy but OK nevertheless.
You would use through in "he sent a letter through the post" but "he sent a letter by post" would be OK also.
You could also say "She contacted me via e-mail".
Personally, I spell email "email
She contacted me by e-mail.
You could say through but it is a little bit clumsy but OK nevertheless.
You would use through in "he sent a letter through the post" but "he sent a letter by post" would be OK also.
You could also say "She contacted me via e-mail".
Personally, I spell email "email
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It depends on the context of the sentence.
Via would be the cunning word to replace by and through.
Via would be the cunning word to replace by and through.
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Sadeemi usually say"Via" literally is correct but not commonly used in the US. Poeple ususlly said "you may contact me by e-mail or by phone".
via email
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Yes; "contact me via/by email/e-mail" sounds most likely to me.
"Through e-mail" is sometimes heard in more general statements, with the sense "by means of e-mail":
1. "Through e-mail, I've kept in touch with many people I would never have written a letter to."
2. "Through e-mail, we can contact people immediately without having to speak to them."
MrP
"Through e-mail" is sometimes heard in more general statements, with the sense "by means of e-mail":
1. "Through e-mail, I've kept in touch with many people I would never have written a letter to."
2. "Through e-mail, we can contact people immediately without having to speak to them."
MrP
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I've just read through Fowlers and Longman style guides. Via means "by way of", and it is usually only used when concerning routes: London to New York via Finland. Sometimes via is loosely used to mean "by means of"; however, you're usually better to use "through" or "by" when you are writing about a means of transport or a method of communication. I, personally, would recommend using the word
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Pastsimple Which preposition is correct, please?
1) She contacted me by / through e-mail.
2) Jenny gets a sonnet of Shakespeare by / through e-mail every day.
3) Emma knows how to send an SMS by / through e-mail.
It seems like both are correct in all three cases. Am I right?
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