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Grammar Geek

#315037 Sun, 14 Jan 07 06:45 AM

I think you need to notice the 1794 in that citation.

Grammar Geek

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Barbara, who answers in American English.

Anonymous

#315055 Sun, 14 Jan 07 08:48 AM

Hi,

Which one is right?

My conclusion is it is used both in American and British English.

My conclusion is it is used both by American and British English.

Anonymous

British English

pieanne

#315078 Sun, 14 Jan 07 10:30 AM

I would say it is used in a language, not by one, but that doesn't mean you won't find examples where it's "by".

pieanne

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South of France ...But I'm Belgian!

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I'm glad to help, but I'm not a native! And please excuse my typos...

Yankee

#315100 Sun, 14 Jan 07 12:09 PM

Anonymous wrote:
Which one is right?
My conclusion is it is used both in American and British English.

My conclusion is it is used both by American and British English.

I think it would be best to look at it this way:

The word evidence is almost always used as an uncountable noun. The situations in which it can correctly be used as a countable noun are relatively rare. Wink [;)]