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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Is “by” optional?

Hi

Is by optional please ?

Is the sentence correct?

(By) Looking at her, I can tell she’s a gold digger.

Thank you

  

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I think your sentence is better without by. This is opinion rather than objective certainty. By is only required in I can tell by looking at her that she's a gold digger.

— Jack Dammit

  • I think your sentence is better without by.
  • This is opinion rather than objective certainty.
  • By is only required in I can tell by looking at her that she's a gold digger.
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I think your sentence is better without by. This is opinion rather than objective certainty.

By is only required in

I can tell by looking at her that she's a gold digger.

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