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BoSsSy Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
Do "by" and "with" have the same meaning here?
Do "by" and "with" have the same meaning here?
Stop wasting my time by talking to me.
Stop wasting my time with talking to me.
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Only the first one is natural.
- Only the first one is natural.
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BoSsSyStop wasting my time by talking to me.
Strangely, if you omit 'my', it sounds better to omit any preposition after 'time'.
Stop wasting time talking to me.
Don't waste time going to Stekie's Department Store today; they're closed.
This also applies to spending time.
Fred spends too much time talk
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