Showing posts with label by and by. Show all posts
Showing posts with label by and by. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

by, buy

Buy means to purchase or obtain with money--
I am going out to buy some pastry.
Let's go out and buy a pizza.

By or by is used to denote the maker or author of something--
This pastry was made by the baker.
By or by is also used to describe how something moves or works--
The baker's oven is powered by gas.
I got to the bakery by train.
By or by can also mean during the time of--
The baker works by night.


Now that you know that, you can say--
"I want to buy some pastry made by the baker downtown."

Note--"bye"  means an odd or extra something--
The bottom of the ninth may be a bye.
Note # 2--"by the bye" means by the way or incidentally--
By the bye, we won't have to work late tomorrow.
Note # 3--"by and by" means at some time in the future--
"In the sweet by and by we shall meet on that beautiful shore..."
Note # 4--"by-by" or "bye-bye" means so long or farewell--
Watch the baby wave by-by.