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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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i spoke to her by the phone
  

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I spoke to her by phone. (no the). OR I spoke to her on the phone.

  • I spoke to her by phone.
  • (no the).
  • OR I spoke to her on the phone.
  • I spoke to her by the phone would literally mean the two of you were standing by the phone when you spoke to her, rather than that you spoke to her ON the phone.
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I spoke to her by phone. (no the).

OR I spoke to her on the phone.

I spoke to her by the phone would literally mean the two of you were standing by the phone when you spoke to her, rather than that you spoke to her ON the phone.
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Anonymous i I spoke to her by the phone
This means she was physically there, and you spoke to her, and there was a phone nearby.

You could speak to her by the kitchen table, speak to her by the door, speak to her by the window, speak to her by the dining room lamp, or speak to her by the ph

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