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Sesquipedalian101 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
"Pay by Cash" Vs "Pay in cash"
I searched the forum's archive but I did not find anyone's having asked this question so I am asking it now.
Is it true that "paying by cash" is now acceptable? Someone has explained that when the verb "pay/paying" does not have any complements, i.e., the person to whom we paying, or what we are paying for, it fine to say "paying by cash".
Is this true?
Is it true that "paying by cash" is now acceptable? Someone has explained that when the verb "pay/paying" does not have any complements, i.e., the person to whom we paying, or what we are paying for, it fine to say "paying by cash".
Is this true?
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I have seen "Pay by cash", "Pay in cash" and "Paying in cash" but not "Paying by cash". To me "paying by cash" doesn't look correct.
- I have seen "Pay by cash", "Pay in cash" and "Paying in cash" but not "Paying by cash".
- To me "paying by cash" doesn't look correct.
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I have seen "Pay by cash", "Pay in cash" and "Paying in cash" but not "Paying by cash". To me "paying by cash" doesn't look correct.
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That is odd. If "pay by cash" is all right, I wonder why not "paying by cash".
Anyhow, the dictionaries do not recognise "pay by cash" as a standard usage. That is why I want to know whether the opinion given by the person on the net is grammatically and idiomatically accurate.
Anyhow, the dictionaries do not recognise "pay by cash" as a standard usage. That is why I want to know whether the opinion given by the person on the net is grammatically and idiomatically accurate.
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