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"There is nobody here by that name." Why is "by"? Is "with" incorrect?
Jan 12, 2011 2:50 PM
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You can use either:
by, or, with.
"by"
He goes by the name of Smith.
There is nobody here (that goes) by that name.
January 12, 2011
1
I agree with Eliot, sometimes phrases in English don't make perfect sense until you expand the sentence fully:
"There is nobody here (known) by that name."
"With" is also correct; you can read the sentence at face-value:
"There is nobody here with that name."
January 12, 2011
Yeah. That example's just one of those things you have to memorize, to my knowledge.
January 12, 2011
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