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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Judging from, judging by, going by

Ok, I'm kind of pedantic. But which sounds better?

I am tending towards "going by" because it sounds more direct. However, I wonder if it sounds more informal. And "judging by" sounds more stilted than "judging from". However I would prefer the directess of "going by" to "judging from".

going by this action, it seems
judging from this action, it seems
judging by this action, it seems

This is not an important question, but maybe you can give me an opinion.
  

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I should add that it seems to be an obligation where "going by" seems more direct. "going by this action, it seems one should say" "judging" on the other hand seems more direct in conclusions: "judging by this action, it seems that the result was such" "judging from this action, it seems that this is what happened/this is correct" Am I right?

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  • I should add that it seems to be an obligation where "going by" seems more direct.
  • "going by this action, it seems one should say" "judging" on the other hand seems more direct in conclusions: "judging by this action, it seems that the result was such" "judging from this action, it seems that this is what happened/this is correct" Am I right?
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I should add that it seems to be an obligation where "going by" seems more direct.

"going by this action, it seems one should say"

"judging" on the other hand seems more direct in conclusions:

"judging by this action, it seems that the result was such"

"judging from this action, it seems that this is what happened/this is correct"

Am I right?
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