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Deborahjeong Posted 8 years ago
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Which one is correct, by or through?

Land trade routes [ by / through ] which Venetian merchants transported spices to Europe were closed by the Ottoman Empire.Which one is correct, by or through? Could you help me clarify it? Thank you always.
  

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I would definitely use "by". If we're thinking of the physical meaning of "through", we're thinking of something like a tunnel. We go through a tunnel.

— CalifJim

  • I would definitely use "by".
  • If we're thinking of the physical meaning of "through", we're thinking of something like a tunnel.
  • We go through a tunnel.
  • We don't go through a trade route because that's basically a road.
  • CJ
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I would definitely use "by".

If we're thinking of the physical meaning of "through", we're thinking of something like a tunnel. We go through a tunnel. We don't go through a trade route because that's basically a road.

CJ

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