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Guest Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Is it right to say...
"are you going to pay WITH card or cash?" or "are you going to pay BY card or cash?" which is correct?
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I would say that the second is marginally better.
- I would say that the second is marginally better.
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Nona, That's interesting. I have the reverse impression! I think of it as "instrumental" with. Will you cut it with a knife or with scissors? vs. Will you cut it by a knife or by scissors? Then, of course, there's "Will you cut it by using a knife or by using scissors?" For some reason (being trans-Atlantic?), I prefer "by" when introducing the person-agent (passive voice): "It wa
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