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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Don't solve your problem by force

Don't solve your problem by force; solve them with wisdom.

Hi,

I wonder if I could reword the above as the following. If not, why not? Thanks.

Don't solve your problem with force; solve them by wisdom.
  

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I like with wisdom much better, or through wisdom . By and with both seem to work with force , but not with wisdom . I don't know why.

— Mister Micawber

  • I like with wisdom much better, or through wisdom .
  • By and with both seem to work with force , but not with wisdom .
  • I don't know why.
  • And be sure that your pronoun agrees in number with its referent.
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I like with wisdom much better, or through wisdom. By and with both seem to work with force, but not with wisdom. I don't know why.

And be sure that your pronoun agrees in number with its referent.
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Mister MicawberI like with wisdom much better, or through wisdom. By and with both seem to work with force, but not with wisdom. I don't know why.

And be sure that your pronoun agrees in number with its referent.

Thanks, Mister.

"By/with force" and "with/through wisdom" are similar
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