WBYeats
 
Reply Thu 29 Oct, 2015 06:14 am
Could I use in? (not by)

-Is meaningfulness necessary measured __ the writer's standards?

With standards, I think the usual word is by, not in; but at the same time in could be the abbreviation of in terms of, so I am not sure. Do you think in is acceptable in my sentence?
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dalehileman
 
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Reply Thu 29 Oct, 2015 10:23 am
@WBYeats,
Yes WB I think so and I'm really impressed by your reasoning

Forgive me if I had asked before, but

WB your profile doesn't reveal much but I'm curious about such matters as age, nationality, loc, ed., interests, rel, mtl status, kids, and what drew you to a2k

If seem revealing, I am [email protected]

...and apparently don't care who else knows it
Setanta
 
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Reply Fri 30 Oct, 2015 05:09 pm
@WBYeats,
No, you want to use "by." If you use "with," it would imply that meaningfulness is being measured, and that the writer's standards are being measured in the same process, which i suggest to you is not at all what the sentence intends to convey. Use "by."
WBYeats
 
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Reply Mon 2 Nov, 2015 04:28 am
@Setanta,
Good answer. Thank you.

But um... initially I suggested 'in', not 'with'; do you think 'in' is correct?
WBYeats
 
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Reply Mon 2 Nov, 2015 04:29 am
@dalehileman,
Quote:
what drew you to a2k


Learning English for fun.
Setanta
 
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Reply Mon 2 Nov, 2015 04:56 am
@WBYeats,
No--although someone would be willing to argue for "in," just for the sake of argument, i would say that a native speaker would not use it.
dalehileman
 
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Reply Mon 2 Nov, 2015 12:25 pm
@WBYeats,
Quote:
Learning English for fun
WB you're to be congratulated, it's a tough language
McTag
 
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Reply Tue 3 Nov, 2015 03:21 am
@dalehileman,

Dale is still struggling with it.
dalehileman
 
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Reply Tue 3 Nov, 2015 10:25 am
@McTag,
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still struggling
Migod Mac, yes
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WBYeats
 
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Reply Wed 4 Nov, 2015 08:53 am
@Setanta,
Excellent answer. Thank you.
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