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can 'at' and 'by' both be used after 'amazed' having the same meaning?



 
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can 'at' and 'by' both be used after 'amazed' having the same meaning? #1 (permalink) Mon Mar 02, 2009 15:18 pm   can 'at' and 'by' both be used after 'amazed' having the same meaning?
 

My sweetest and respected teachers,

1 : "Only a week later, he was sick" means 'he was sick last week' right?

2 : "I was amazed by his generosity" "I was amazed by his generosity"

can 'at' and 'by' both be used after 'amazed' having the same meaning???

3 : "Make the baby sit on the pushchair and amuse her by moving it around" correct?

4 : "Today i started using Yahoo! from 9 a.m. till 5 p.m." correct?
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can 'at' and 'by' both be used after 'amazed' having the same meaning? #2 (permalink) Tue Mar 03, 2009 0:30 am   can 'at' and 'by' both be used after 'amazed' having the same meaning?
 

1. No it means he was sick one week in the future of some reference point.

2. I assume one of them is supposed to be "I was amused at his generosity." This is not correct grammar. You can only use "by" here. "At" refers to a place or time.

3. yes, but the word "pushchair" is probably not the correct word.

4. should just be "today I used yahoo from 9am until 5pm" unless you say "today I started using yahoo at 9am and didn't sign off until 5pm."
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can 'at' and 'by' both be used after 'amazed' having the same meaning? #3 (permalink) Tue Mar 03, 2009 0:33 am   can 'at' and 'by' both be used after 'amazed' having the same meaning?
 

4. I should correct myself. I would not start a sentence with "Today...."

I would say "I used yahoo today from 9am until 5pm"
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can 'at' and 'by' both be used after 'amazed' having the same meaning? #4 (permalink) Tue Mar 03, 2009 3:19 am   can 'at' and 'by' both be used after 'amazed' having the same meaning?
 

Hi Twilit
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Can 'at' and 'by' both be used after 'amazed' with the same meaning?
You can use either 'at' or 'by' in your sentence. Both are correct, and there would be no significant difference in meaning.
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"Today I started using Yahoo! from 9 a.m. till 5 p.m."
The way your sentence is worded suggests that you intend to use Yahoo! from 9 a.m. till 5 p.m. every day from now on.

There is nothing wrong with using the word 'today' at the beginning of a sentence, however. To talk about how long you used Yahoo! today, you can use the wording in any of JKidd's three suggested alternatives.

All the best,
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can 'at' and 'by' both be used after 'amazed' having the same meaning? #5 (permalink) Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:13 am   can 'at' and 'by' both be used after 'amazed' having the same meaning?
 

Thanks AmYankee
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