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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread A ballot? #1662 04/28/2000 2:33 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,004 London, UK shanks old hand shanks old hand Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,004 London, UK How many of you have noted the increasing use of phrases like: "as voted by you"? I was always under the impression that it should be: "as voted for by you". Comments? Opinions? (I promise to reveal the results, as voted for by you!) cheer the sunshine warrior Copy Link to Clipboard Re: A ballot? #1663 04/28/2000 4:19 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 jmh Pooh-Bah jmh Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 I think it should be "voted for by you". I suppose it is an expression which is generating alternatives as it is difficult to read if the context is not clear - for by is an unusual combination. Is it only used to those who have voted for a particular person/event or is it used for alllthose involved in the process. Surely the aim of voting is to select someone so it should be "as selected by you" or "as chosen by you". fogette - OF Copy Link to Clipboard Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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