tell by - tell from

[Joel Smit]

which is correct:

"I can tell by the sound of her voice"

or


"I can tell from the sound of her voice"

thanks,
Joel

 

[Heff]

Either, for me.

 

[Egmont]

Ditto from the AE side.

 

[Joel Smit]

<< Merged with previous thread. >>

hello

which is correct please:

...as you can tell by my accent

or

...as you can tell from my accent


thank you

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[WildWest]

The one with from sounds much better to me. Wait for a native speaker, though.

 

[bennymix]

Either will work.

 

[Joel Smit]

Brilliant, thanks