The English language: p.s.
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| :Strange how my addition of the indefinite article would stir up such a reaction. So, if its your intention to educate me in the use of English grammar, your examples should at least be grammatically correct as well. For example, ''I didn't fly to the United States by an aeroplane. I flew to the United States by air.'' The sentence “I flew to the United States by air” contains redundancy. The phrase “by air” is superfluous because the verb “flew” already implies that the manner of travel was by air. A more concise and grammatically correct version of the sentence would be: “I flew to the United States.” or, for our grammar lesson, " I travelled to the United States by air". So, your example "Mary didn't cross the firth by a boat. She crossed the firth by boat." needs examination as well. You're correct, Mary didn't cross the firth by boat, but she did cross by a ''fishing'' boat. Now that is grammatically correct although I agree that the accepted phraseology is as you describe. Your final sentence is insulting. Suggest though, that the next time you make a correction such as this to a fellow editor, a simple statement in the edit summary would be sufficient. [[User:Billreid|Bill Reid]] | ([[User talk:Billreid|talk]]) 19:16, 5 May 2024 (UTC) | :Strange how my addition of the indefinite article would stir up such a reaction. So, if its your intention to educate me in the use of English grammar, your examples should at least be grammatically correct as well. For example, ''I didn't fly to the United States by an aeroplane. I flew to the United States by air.'' The sentence “I flew to the United States by air” contains redundancy. The phrase “by air” is superfluous because the verb “flew” already implies that the manner of travel was by air. A more concise and grammatically correct version of the sentence would be: “I flew to the United States.” or, for our grammar lesson, " I travelled to the United States by air". So, your example "Mary didn't cross the firth by a boat. She crossed the firth by boat." needs examination as well. You're correct, Mary didn't cross the firth by boat, but she did cross by a ''fishing'' boat. Now that is grammatically correct although I agree that the accepted phraseology is as you describe. Your final sentence is insulting. Suggest though, that the next time you make a correction such as this to a fellow editor, a simple statement in the edit summary would be sufficient. [[User:Billreid|Bill Reid]] | ([[User talk:Billreid|talk]]) 19:16, 5 May 2024 (UTC) |
| ::"Mary crossed the firth by a fishing boat" and "Mary crossed the firth by boat" would be grammatically correct alternatives? [[User:Martinevans123|Martinevans123]] ([[User talk:Martinevans123|talk]]) 19:33, 5 May 2024 (UTC) | ::"Mary crossed the firth by a fishing boat" and "Mary crossed the firth by boat" would be grammatically correct alternatives? [[User:Martinevans123|Martinevans123]] ([[User talk:Martinevans123|talk]]) 19:33, 5 May 2024 (UTC) <small>p.s. if you were [[Superman]] you could easily fly to the United States ''without'' an aeroplane.</small> |
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