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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

identify handwriting

Is this natural?
Are both correct and mean the same thing?

They can identify people's handwriting.

They can identify people by from their handwriting.

Thank you
  

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Anonymous They can identify people [by / from] their handwriting. Use either preposition, but not both. Meaning: If you give them a sample of handwriting, they can tell you who wrote it.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous They can identify people [by / from] their handwriting.
  • Use either preposition, but not both.
  • Meaning: If you give them a sample of handwriting, they can tell you who wrote it.
  • Anonymous They can identify people's handwriting.
  • Correct.
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AnonymousThey can identify people [by / from] their handwriting.
Use either preposition, but not both. Meaning: If you give them a sample of handwriting, they can tell you who wrote it.
AnonymousThey can identify people's handwriting.
Correct. The meaning seems to be the same as the sentence above, but not expressed as we
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Could you tell me if by or from is interchangeable like in the above sentence?

This is the door I exited (by/from).

This is where I exited the airport from/by yesterday.

This is the door I arrived from/by. There are different doors that lead to the same place.

I exited from/by the side doors.

Thank you for the help
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This is the door I exited by.
This is where I exited the airport yesterday. (no preposition; 'where' includes the idea of the preposition.)
This is the door I arrived by. There are different doors that lead to the same place.
I exited by the side doors.

CJ
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