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MUSCOVITE Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

My boss cut my pay (by) ten percent

Hi,

There are two versions, with and without the preposition 'by'.
Either is correct English?
Which version is "more common"?

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Top answer

Your sentence is a personal statement, and most likely expressed as: My boss cut my pay ten percent When an external source is speaking about this, 'by' would be included. I've looked up some examples to save taxing my brain: Fury as Hyndburn councillors fight plan to cut their pay by 10 per cent Barclays to slash bonuses by a third: Banking giant acts to head off ... 3 Feb 2012 – Barclays is set to announce plans to cut pay by up to 30 per cent.

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  • Your sentence is a personal statement, and most likely expressed as: My boss cut my pay ten percent When an external source is speaking about this, 'by' would be included.
  • I've looked up some examples to save taxing my brain: Fury as Hyndburn councillors fight plan to cut their pay by 10 per cent Barclays to slash bonuses by a third: Banking giant acts to head off ...
  • 3 Feb 2012 – Barclays is set to announce plans to cut pay by up to 30 per cent.
  • 1 Mar 2012 – Two years ago, Mr Pickles called on chief executives on more than £150000 to cut their pay by 5 per cent; while those on more than £200000 ...
  • and c ut their pay by at least 10% and give the private sector a chance to catch up!
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Your sentence is a personal statement, and most likely expressed as:
My boss cut my pay ten percent

When an external source is speaking about this, 'by' would be included. I've looked up some examples to save taxing my brain:

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Your sentence is a personal statement, and most likely expressed as:
My boss cut my pay ten percent

When an external source is speaking about this, 'by' would be included. I've looked up some examples to save taxing my brain:

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Very interesting ... and very unexpected explanation!
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