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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Via taxi or a taxi?

Hi. Please tell me why with some words we don't put articles in front of them when used with the presposition "via," if that is indeed the case.

via taxi
via satellite
via a fax machine?
  

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via taxi via satellite via fax machine Formally, 'via' works idiomatically with no article (as 'by' does: by car, by train , etc). Informally, some speakers add the article

— Mister Micawber

  • via taxi via satellite via fax machine Formally, 'via' works idiomatically with no article (as 'by' does: by car, by train , etc).
  • Informally, some speakers add the article
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via taxi
via satellite
via fax machine

Formally, 'via' works idiomatically with no article (as 'by' does: by car, by train, etc). Informally, some speakers add the article
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