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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
With/by
Could you tell me the difference between (A) and (B) in the following sentence?
You can travel across water [ (A) by boat / (B) with a boat ].
You can travel across water [ (A) by boat / (B) with a boat ].
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lucas21c difference between (A) and (B) To my ear, A can suggest a commercial crossing more easily than B. B is more suggestive of crossing in a smaller boat that you own or rent, perhaps rowing it under your own power. They'll be traveling from New York to London by boat.
- lucas21c difference between (A) and (B) To my ear, A can suggest a commercial crossing more easily than B.
- B is more suggestive of crossing in a smaller boat that you own or rent, perhaps rowing it under your own power.
- They'll be traveling from New York to London by boat.
- We can get to that little island in the middle of the lake with a boat.
- CJ
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lucas21cdifference between (A) and (B)To my ear, A can suggest a commercial crossing more easily than B. B is more suggestive of crossing in a smaller boat that you own or rent, perhaps rowing it under your own power.
They'll be traveling from New York to London by boat.
We can get to that little island in the middle of the lake with a
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