http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishVocabularyIdiom-Questions/Forum29.htmHelp with defining words and idioms, and new words and idioms that you've learntenXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Through/2/cxbpl/Post.htm#238013Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:16:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:238013Siggy0http://www.englishforums.com/English/Through/2/cxbpl/Post.htm#238013http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-238013.xmlThis is an interesting one, isn't it? Via certainly works, so isn't likely to cause any raised eyebrows. On the other hand, you point out that oil is transported in tankers, and the tankers, in turn, can be said to be floating on the river - therefore by extension, you could say the oil is transported on the river. Those who follow the advice to choose the Saxon over the Latin may well opt for on anyhow Siggyhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Through/2/cxbpl/Post.htm#238009Mon, 23 Mar 2009 03:16:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:238009Likeguslee1http://www.englishforums.com/English/Through/2/cxbpl/Post.htm#238009http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-238009.xmlOil is already transported in river tankers. Therefore, I think what Antonija was looking for is a preposition that could describe the manner by which oil is transported In that context, via is the appropriate preposition to use.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Through/cxbpl/post.htm#237905Mon, 23 Mar 2009 03:16:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:237905MrPedantic2http://www.englishforums.com/English/Through/cxbpl/post.htm#237905http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-237905.xmlI don't myself find "on rivers" objectionable. "Oil is transported upstream", perhaps. (Except when it's transported downstream.) MrPhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Through/cxbpl/post.htm#237773Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:16:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:237773Philip3http://www.englishforums.com/English/Through/cxbpl/post.htm#237773http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-237773.xmlLikeguslee wrote: Oil is not transported through or on rivers because that would imply that oil can travel through or on rivers. What you are trying to express is the route by which oil is transported. Therefore, you should use “ via ”. Oil is transported via the waterways in river tankers (tugs) if you don’t want to repeat “rivers”. One cannot argue your logic in precision. But we often speak, assuming the listener fills in the gaps of what we have omitted.. My tour of China a couple of months ago included three nights on the Yangtse River . I'm sure your mental image is of me on a cruise ship rather than on the water , literally. Not long ago an elderly friend said that she and her husband were going away for...http://www.englishforums.com/English/Through/cxbpl/post.htm#237600Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:16:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:237600Antonija4http://www.englishforums.com/English/Through/cxbpl/post.htm#237600http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-237600.xmlOk I'll use ''via''. thank you allhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Through/cxbpl/post.htm#237406Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:16:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:237406MrPedantic5http://www.englishforums.com/English/Through/cxbpl/post.htm#237406http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-237406.xml"Along", perhaps. MrPhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Through/cxbpl/post.htm#237252Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:16:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:237252Likeguslee6http://www.englishforums.com/English/Through/cxbpl/post.htm#237252http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-237252.xmlOil is not transported through or on rivers because that would imply that oil can travel through or on rivers. What you are trying to express is the route by which oil is transported. Therefore, you should use “ via ”. Oil is transported via the waterways in river tankers (tugs) if you don’t want to repeat “rivers”.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Through/cxbpl/post.htm#236706Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:16:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:236706Antonija7http://www.englishforums.com/English/Through/cxbpl/post.htm#236706http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-236706.xmlThank you Pieanne and Philip. I guess ''on'' is OK.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Through/cxbpl/post.htm#236455Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:16:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:236455Philip8http://www.englishforums.com/English/Through/cxbpl/post.htm#236455http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-236455.xmlAntonija wrote: Hi! I'm looking for a suitable preposition. Thank you Oil is transported through rivers in river tankers (tugs). I would use "on".http://www.englishforums.com/English/Through/cxbpl/post.htm#236388Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:16:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:236388pieanne9http://www.englishforums.com/English/Through/cxbpl/post.htm#236388http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-236388.xml... is transported in tugs via the rivers? (You don't mean "accross", do you?)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Through/cxbpl/post.htmThu, 23 Apr 2009 02:16:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:236379Antonija10http://www.englishforums.com/English/Through/cxbpl/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-236379.xmlHi! I'm looking for a suitable preposition. Thank you Oil is transported through rivers in river tankers (tugs).