0
Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Which preposition to use?
Hello,
Let’s suppose we’re building a house, and there’s someone who knows much about building houses and who is watching what we’re doing, but has a throat condition and thus he can communicate with us only through sms-s.
So, he’s inside, and he’s sending a lot of sms-s to us with his helpful comments due to which we, outside, can work more efficiently and with better results.
My question is, can we say,
He aided the process through messages he sent us on his mobile or, is it,
He aided the process by messages he sent us on his mobile
Or can we use both? And then, will the meaning be the same?
Please, could you help me in this matter?
Thank you!
Let’s suppose we’re building a house, and there’s someone who knows much about building houses and who is watching what we’re doing, but has a throat condition and thus he can communicate with us only through sms-s.
So, he’s inside, and he’s sending a lot of sms-s to us with his helpful comments due to which we, outside, can work more efficiently and with better results.
My question is, can we say,
He aided the process through messages he sent us on his mobile or, is it,
He aided the process by messages he sent us on his mobile
Or can we use both? And then, will the meaning be the same?
Please, could you help me in this matter?
Thank you!
Top answer
Both are fine.
- Both are fine.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
4 Answers
0
0
Both are fine and synonymous. 'With' would be the usual choice, though.
Again (I think it was you before): Really, no need to spend so much time typing all that background information (that we have to read through). Just a bit of context is sufficient. This is all you need:
A person elsewhere is sending us text messages to help us. Can we say,
He ai
Again (I think it was you before): Really, no need to spend so much time typing all that background information (that we have to read through). Just a bit of context is sufficient. This is all you need:
A person elsewhere is sending us text messages to help us. Can we say,
He ai
00
Thank you, Dave and Mister Micawber! 
No, it wasn't me with the verbose posts, but you're right, this one was long; sorry f
No, it wasn't me with the verbose posts, but you're right, this one was long; sorry f
00
Sorry, I took you for another Anon. I'm not very good at identifying individuals on the internet if they don't have a screen name.
0
Related Questions