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Lazy9669 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
"you do"???
I've been in a heated arguement with somebody about the use of this phrase. My original sentence was:
"You might hurt yourself with all the yelling you do during the game."
This sounds right to me but I can't find any grammar references on the web to back it up. Is this correct usage? If so why, or why not?
Thanks.
"You might hurt yourself with all the yelling you do during the game."
This sounds right to me but I can't find any grammar references on the web to back it up. Is this correct usage? If so why, or why not?
Thanks.
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It sounds OK to me.
- It sounds OK to me.
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You might hurt youself by chopping onions with an axe.
It seems that using by instead of with is better in my sentence but I'm wondering whether 'by' can be used in the original sentence. 'By' signifies the method whereas 'with' denotes the tool.
It seems that using by instead of with is better in my sentence but I'm wondering whether 'by' can be used in the original sentence. 'By' signifies the method whereas 'with' denotes the tool.
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Ivanhr'By' signifies the method whereas 'with' denotes the tool.
As I see it, "with" in the original sentence is used rather imprecisely to join the two clauses and indicate that the second explains the circumstances of the first. I think this usage is OK conversationally but probably not recommended in formal English.
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