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Old 05-Nov-2003, 11:34
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What do we say: go by foot or go on foot?

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Old 05-Nov-2003, 15:24
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I think you should say:

to go on foot

I think this is an exception 8)
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Old 05-Nov-2003, 15:46
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On foot, definitely.
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You can go by train or go by bus, but you go on foot.

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English Idioms
http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1697

Brief Verse (Couplets)
http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1579

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http://depts.gallaudet.edu/englishwo.../main/prep.htm
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Thank you very much for the answers and for the useful links.

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You're welcome.

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