Game for learners of English - By

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very nice threads, billy, thank you:) - 00494d19, Oct 27, 2011

no problem at all Heidita. I am so grateful for all the help you guys give me, I want to try to give something back. I just hope my English grammar doesn't let me down though :( - billygoat, Oct 27, 2011

Nice game! - --Mariana--, Oct 27, 2011

Answer 1

I want to be by your side forever.

I want to be with you forever.

Quiero estar siempre a tu lado.

good one Cogu :) - billygoat, Oct 27, 2011

The sentence including 'by' implies a little more emotion. As in, no matter what, I want to be with you (close to you) forever. - billygoat, Oct 27, 2011

For example, I say to my wife.... "I want to be with you forever" says....I want to remain with you, we might not always like each other, but nevertheless I want to be with you. However, saying "I want to be by your side forever" I am saying - billygoat, Oct 27, 2011

I want to be with you, support you, comfort you etc forever. - billygoat, Oct 27, 2011

Answer 2

I will do this by the book!

Lo voy a hacer según las reglas/al pie de la letra.

Answer 3

I will be there by three.

Llegaré sobre las tres

:) - billygoat, Oct 27, 2011

Answer 4

I'm writing this sentence by your leave.

I'm writing this sentence with your permission.

Estoy escribiendo esta frase con su permiso.

Hi Migelis! You are probably grammatically correct, but we would never say this. You will probably hear it in films set perhaps 150 years ago, but it is not normally used in everyday English. - billygoat, Oct 27, 2011

Jejeje, Billy, I'm very old:) - migelis, Oct 27, 2011

lol me too ;) - billygoat, Oct 27, 2011

Answer 5

Multiplication:

Can you multiply 18 by 20?

Multiplicación:

¿Puedes multiplicar 18 por 20?

good one :) - billygoat, Oct 27, 2011

Tosh - I didn't know you're a Learner of English... :) - pesta, Oct 27, 2011

Oh... dang! I thought this was to HELP learners of English. Sorry, Billygoat! - Tosh, Oct 27, 2011

it is Tosh! Keep 'em coming! - billygoat, Oct 27, 2011

Answer 6

Transportation:

He arrived by train.

Transportación:

Llegó en tren.

Answer 7

By and by I will finish writing this book.

In small steps, sometime in the future, I will finish writing this book.

It's also used in religious songs to give hope for patience and endurance in this life for the impending eternal life. "By & by, when the morning comes, when the saints in God are gathered home, we will tell the story, how we've overcome, we will understand it better, by and by."

I think we can also say 'little by little' or 'poco un poco' - billygoat, Oct 27, 2011

Good one! - --Mariana--, Oct 27, 2011

Answer 8

By the way, are you Buddhist?

A proposito, eres budista?