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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

'I went home by a taxi', permissible?

0 I know an article 'a' is not used when referred to as a mean of transportation, so 'I went home by taxi.' is widely used, but sometimes, I see phrases like 'I went home by a taxi.'. Is it grammatically incorrect, or can it be used, but with a different context? Thank you. 0-
  

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0 Yours isn't too idiomatical. Try: 02br 02br 01i 00I took a taxi home. 02i 0-

— Marius Hancu

  • 0 Yours isn't too idiomatical.
  • Try: 02br 02br 01i 00I took a taxi home.
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0 Yours isn't too idiomatical. Try: 02br
02br
01i00I took a taxi home. 02i0-
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0Hi,02br
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00You could also say 01font00'I went home01i00 in02i00 a taxi'.02font02br
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00Clive0-
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01cite10Marius Hancu12cite10Yours isn't too idiomatical. Try: 12br
12br
11i10I took a taxi home. 12i12br
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10being too idiomatical is not a good thing.0-
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0Hello, this is the OP. Thank you for your replies, but syntax was the least of the worry for me. I know the sentense itself isn't very idiomatical, but I am more concerned about whether an article a or an can be allocated between 'by' and 'taxi', when we know fully well articles are not used when referred to as means of achievements, such as transportation. I could have easily asked "Is 'Woman
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0Hi,02br
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00No, don't put an article. It's a general kind of reference, not to any particular taxi or knife point.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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