Fri 13 Jan, 2017 09:56 am
Whether you are paying by your card or by cash, you can enjoy cheaper train and bus fares. The discounts are significant when you travel long distances.
I think paying by card is correct. But is paying by cash correct?
Thanks.
In BrE, pay with cash, pay by or with card.
Yes indeed Tang, tho I'd'v writ
Whether paying by card or cash you can enjoy significantly cheaper train and bus discounts traveling long distances
...assuming of course it's true
In BrE many will say we pay by a method other than handing over cash, e.g. credit card, debit card, postal order, cheque ("check"), direct bank transfer, telegraph money order, banker's draft, Western Union, etc, and that we pay with cash (physical, tangible notes and coins).
@centrox,
centrox wrote:
In BrE many will say we pay by a method other than handing over cash, e.g. credit card, debit card, postal order, cheque ("check"), direct bank transfer, telegraph money order, banker's draft, Western Union, etc, and that we pay with cash (physical, tangible notes and coins).
I think it's exactly the same in the States. People know what you mean if you say you pay "by" cash, rather than "with" cash, but the "by" really means "via" or "by way of." Its useage is generally reserved for occasions when you are paying by some OTHER, more indirect, means than cash, e.g., by check.
Not to be confusing, but sometimes we (USA) sometimes just say "We pay cash."
@roger,
I've also often heard of paying in cash, rather often; I am from the western US.
@ossobucotemp,
Yeah. Maybe we should just scrap all prepositions.
I think even in American English, pay with cash or pay in cash is slightly preferable to pay by cash, but pay by cash is used a lot and is acceptable.
@layman,
Im looking out the window and checking for flying pigs. I think I finally agree with this guy on something.
@farmerman,
Thanks, again, to all of you.
Quote tanguatlay:
Quote:This is English forum.
By which Tanguatlay means that he was interested in whether the phrase "pay by cash" is grammatically correct. He was not interested in the values of paying with cash as opposed to paying with a credit card.
However, you are correct, when you pay with a credit card you have protection from theft that you don't have when you pay with cash.
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