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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Judge
Don't judge a book by its cover.
It was unfair to judge her on such a brief acquaintanceship.
What is the general rule for using by/on with judge ?
Similarly,
Judging by her last letter, they are having a wonderful time.
To judge from what he said, he was very disappointed.
What is the general rule for using by/from with judge ?
It was unfair to judge her on such a brief acquaintanceship.
What is the general rule for using by/on with judge ?
Similarly,
Judging by her last letter, they are having a wonderful time.
To judge from what he said, he was very disappointed.
What is the general rule for using by/from with judge ?
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This question is kind of difficult to explain but I'll give it a try Don't judge a book by its cover. ( by here means through the means of; so in other words 'its cover' is directly responsible for judging a book; this is also very idiomatic) It was unfair to judge her on such a brief acquaintanceship. ( on here means 'as a result of' so the brief acquaintanceship itself isn't directly responsible for judging her; the results of the brief acquaintanceship are) Judging by her last letter, they are having a wonderful time.
- This question is kind of difficult to explain but I'll give it a try Don't judge a book by its cover.
- ( by here means through the means of; so in other words 'its cover' is directly responsible for judging a book; this is also very idiomatic) It was unfair to judge her on such a brief acquaintanceship.
- ( on here means 'as a result of' so the brief acquaintanceship itself isn't directly responsible for judging her; the results of the brief acquaintanceship are) Judging by her last letter, they are having a wonderful time.
- (same explanation as in the first) To judge from what he said, he was very disappointed.
- (I suppose you can say to judge by what he said but judge from is much more common)
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This question is kind of difficult to explain but I'll give it a try
Don't judge a book by its cover. (by here means through the means of; so in other words 'its cover' is directly responsible for judging a book; this is also very idiomatic)
It was unfair to judge her on such a brief acquaintanceship. (on here means 'as a result of' so the brief acq
Don't judge a book by its cover. (by here means through the means of; so in other words 'its cover' is directly responsible for judging a book; this is also very idiomatic)
It was unfair to judge her on such a brief acquaintanceship. (on here means 'as a result of' so the brief acq
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