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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

go by

Is it correct to say go by? Is the sentence correct?
I go by the time my phone not yours. I put the pasta in at 7:23 my phone. Please tell me what time my phone.

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Is it correct to say go by? Yes Is the sentence correct? I go by the time on my phone , not yours.

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Is it correct to say go by? Yes Is the sentence correct?
I go by the time on my phone, not yours.

I put the pasta in at 7:23 by my phone.

Please tell me what time it is by
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The phone is on the table and the person whose phone it is can't get to it.

What about 'on' instead of 'by'?
I put the pasta in at 7:23 by my phone.

Please tell me what time it is by my phone.

Is this sentence correct by the way?
The phone is on the table and the person whose ph
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What about 'on' instead of 'by'? It's much less natural.
I put the pasta in at 7:23 by my phone.

Is this sentence correct by the way? Yes.
The phone is on the table and the person whose phone it is can't get to it.

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