I read the sentence The food was complemented with an array of musical bands. My question has two parts: Can food be complemented with music? The difference between complemented by and complemented with. Are both correct? If not what is the difference? Answer It’s a passive construction. “Moscato wine complements chocolate” = “Chocolate is complemented … Read more
What’s the different between the two? Example: My mind clouded with murky thoughts. My mind clouded over with murky thoughts. (By the way, should it use with or by?) Answer My mind clouded with murky thoughts. My mind clouded over with murky thoughts. At face value, they are equivalent. From the OED: Cloud (of the … Read more
Should I say: I want to filter users list by names. OR : I want to filter users list with names ?? Answer To choose either ‘by’ or ‘with’, you need to see if the phrase/word that comes next indicates a method or an instrument. If you want to show a method, you use by. … Read more
Is there any differences among theses sentences? Which one is better? We show the quantity with n. We show the quantity as n. We show the quantity by n. Answer I am making a wild guess that you mean “We use n to represent the quantity”. If so, none of the three options clearly means … Read more
I have the following sentence: “Section 4 demonstrates the benefits of the developed methods with three case studies” Is ‘with’ correct here? Or do I have to use ‘by’? I’d appreciate every comment. Answer Use by instead of with…. We use by when we say what we do to get a result. See: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/prepositions-and-particles/by So ” … Read more
Freedom was challenged with/by the clashing wills of powerful states and evil designs of tyrants. Which one to use “by” or “with”? Answer For this example, you should use “by”. “Freedom was challenged by the clashing wills…” “to challenge with” is a transitive verb that requires some object that acts usually appears as an -ing … Read more
I found this structure in ldoceonline.com but I am a bit confused about it. Ok, to impress somebody with/by something: to make someone feel admiration and respect about something (Source) And the Source has these examples: Example 1: We were very impressed by the standard of work. I think the above sentence can be rewritten … Read more
Which preposition is correct to use with facilitated? This product is facilitated with three powerful tools to help you in testing tasks. or This product is facilitated by three powerful tools to help you in testing tasks. Answer I agree with Deadrat that a process or action may be facilitated. That is, they may be … Read more
Which is the preferred preposition to use after the word “augmented”, as in the sentence “A is augmented with/by B”? Does this depend on context? For concreteness, I am interested in mathematical usage, as in the “The set is augmented with redundant vectors for greater numerical robustness”. Answer The usage “A is augmented by B” … Read more
So, fine with me is the standard way to say it. But fine by me is ok, and dictionaries confirm that. The only mention that it should not be used is here: https://english.stackexchange.com/a/37205/19577 But what is the background of fine by me? Is it rude/redneck/chav/kid/archaic/odd ? What would be an impression about the speaker, when … Read more
