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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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hello,
can I use the phrase "by dint of" in literature,as in following instance
e.g.
".....we can understand the aforementioned fact by dint of this quotation."
thank you.
can I use the phrase "by dint of" in literature,as in following instance
e.g.
".....we can understand the aforementioned fact by dint of this quotation."
thank you.
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I think it carries the wrong connotation there: "By dint of: By means of, as in By dint of hard work he got his degree in three years . The word dint , which survives only in this expression, originally meant "a stroke or blow," and by the late 1500s signified the force behind such a blow. "
- I think it carries the wrong connotation there: "By dint of: By means of, as in By dint of hard work he got his degree in three years .
- The word dint , which survives only in this expression, originally meant "a stroke or blow," and by the late 1500s signified the force behind such a blow.
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I think it carries the wrong connotation there:
"By dint of: By means of, as in
"By dint of: By means of, as in
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