By, or Via?
By, or Via?
(OP)
Wrote this today.
"................I acknowledge receipt of your message, have provided consent for the project and dispatched same by fax this afternoon to............."
Would it have been better to have said ...."sent via fax"?
"................I acknowledge receipt of your message, have provided consent for the project and dispatched same by fax this afternoon to............."
Would it have been better to have said ...."sent via fax"?





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Dr Michael F Platten
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via and by are pretty much synonymous, in context.
If I was bagging anything, the general language of the whole sentence needs a rewrite.
"I have received your message, and give my consent to the project, and have advised that consent, by (or via) fax dated.."
Seems more intelligible to normal people. You could make it shorter, but I bet you can't make it clearer.
Cheers
Greg Locock
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The word "by", when used as a preposition, doesn't exactly fit the context. Here is the dictionary definition: by - With the use or help of; through: e.g. We came by the back road. However, in general use I think both could be utilized.
Also, I usually say "facsimile", but that's just my preference. It sounds more professional for some reason.
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Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
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"Thank you for your message. I faxed my consent for the project to.... this afternoon."
.... would be my choice, but if you wanted to tart it up for appearances sake, you won't get a lot briefer than:
Received. Approved: Fax Zeusfaber/<recipient> 101540Z Nov 05 refers.
(Eric, please don't get me started on "utilised")
A.
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Some people just have to realise that trying and failing to use big words properly in an effort to appear more professional is much worse than plain, matter of fact writing.
I used to do it at university because I thought it made the content look more academic and technical, but I had it beaten out of me pretty quick in the real world.
LewTam Inc.
Petrophysicist, Head Stockman, Gun Welder, Gun Shearer, Ski Instructor, Drama Coach.
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Only another five to go, and you'll be able to play (whiny) tunes on me (hint: look at the use of "same" in the original post, and you'll be halfway there)
A.
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Greg Locock
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Thankfully also, the receiving party understood the intent of my message because having read it again, the use of same infers that I was faxed the entire project. Now that would be something.
Greg. Who is Cyril?
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it was that if you do not really understand then you are only making money for the Solicitors.
If anybody needs to brush up on report writting I can recomend that course it is very practical and cuts out all the bull S**t
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Cheers
Greg Locock
Please see FAQ731-376 for tips on how to make the best use of Eng-Tips.
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You have my curiosity aroused.
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In Australia a "gun" XXXXX is the fellow who is top drawer, the most skillful. The best of a particular group. Most commonly applied to a goup of sheep shearers. An expression used by country folk.
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Last night I read through this passage and was getting a mental picture of heaps of wool piled on the grassy hills.
Sorry to digress.
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Having the advantage of hindsight, would the following briefer version work?:
...I received your message and have faxed my consent for the project...
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LewTam Inc.
Petrophysicist, Head Stockman, Gun Welder, Gun Shearer, Ski Instructor, Drama Coach.
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To stay on topic, MikeHalloran, regarding your post a few days ago now, lawyers bill by the hour not only for themselves, but for all their staff, so anything they can say the long way results in higher billable hours. Think about the amount of man hours nationwide or world wide just by stretching the words "by fax" to "via facsimile". It might add up to real money.
rmw
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following the 6 word challenge started in another thread...
:oP
saludos.
a.
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Very good, but as the saying goes: "Close, but no cigar." The fax did not approve the project.
With hindsight:
Message received. Project approved and faxed.
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