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Hi Tom,
On foot is the usual expression but in your sentence both on foot and by foot don't really fit. I would say something like: His house is only a five minute walk away.
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| Fri Jan 12, 2007 11:28 am "By foot" vs "On foot" |
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Then, if you wanted to be informal, you could also say:
His house is withing spitting distance. |
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| Fri Jan 12, 2007 11:40 am "By foot" vs "On foot" |
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Or a hop and a skip away!
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| Fri Jan 12, 2007 11:42 am "By foot" vs "On foot" |
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| Conchita wrote: | Then, if you wanted to be informal, you could also say:
His house is withing spitting distance. |
withing?? Did you mean with in, Conchita?
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| Fri Jan 12, 2007 11:43 am "By foot" vs "On foot" |
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| Oops, sorry, typo! I meant 'within'. |
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| Fri Jan 12, 2007 11:46 am "By foot" vs "On foot" |
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Many, many thanks, Alan and Conchita! Here is my last question regarding this topic!
| Mister Micawber's website wrote: | | Only ten minutes by foot from Ishikawa-cho Station on the JR Negishi Line (or 15 minutes from Isezaki-chojamachi Station on the Yokohama Subway) in Yokohama, Mr. Micawber has a well-appointed teaching room with audio-visual and reference facilities |
Why has "by foot" been used here?
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| Mon Jan 15, 2007 0:02 am "By foot" vs "On foot" |
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It seems natural to me.
1,160,000 English pages for "by foot"
1,570,000 English pages for "on foot"
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