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Nerdikarp Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
"...fix the problem by..." or "...fix the problem with..." Which is more appropriate?
1-We can fix the problem by sleeping.
2-We can fix the problem with sleeping.
I'm confused with "by" and "with'. Which one should I use? What's the difference in meaning?
Thanks!
2-We can fix the problem with sleeping.
I'm confused with "by" and "with'. Which one should I use? What's the difference in meaning?
Thanks!
Top answer
Both sentences mean approxiately the same thing; whatever slight differences in nuance between them that there might be is not important. However, the sentences, although grammatically correct, sound strange. As they stand, they don't seem to make any sense.
- Both sentences mean approxiately the same thing; whatever slight differences in nuance between them that there might be is not important.
- However, the sentences, although grammatically correct, sound strange.
- As they stand, they don't seem to make any sense.
- We fix problems generally by doing something, not sleeping.
- However, these sentences are pretty close to a sentence that might be used in a certain context.
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Both sentences mean approxiately the same thing; whatever slight differences in nuance between them that there might be is not important. However, the sentences, although grammatically correct, sound strange. As they stand, they don't seem to make any sense. We fix problems generally by doing something, not sleeping.
However, these sentences are pretty close to a sentence that might b
However, these sentences are pretty close to a sentence that might b
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