Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
a piedi
English translation:
by foot / on foot
Italian term
Italy
have a network of technical consultants
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, German to Italian
a piedi
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Roland Lelaj
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Alessandra Renna
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Tom in London
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| on foot |
AeC2009
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| by foot è American English |
Angie Garbarino
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Oct 26, 2008 13:44: Angie Garbarino changed "Field (specific)" from "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters" to "Linguistics"
Sep 5, 2009 18:08: Angie Garbarino Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (2): James (Jim) Davis, Umberto Cassano
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Proposed translations
Canada
Reliable and on time quality translation
Native in: Albanian (Variants: Toske / Tosk, Kosovo, Albanian (standard), Gegë / Gheg) 
, Italian (Variants: Standard-Italy, Swiss ) 
Works in: English to Albanian, English to Italian, Italian to Albanian, and 2 more.
by foot / on foot
qui in Canada e in America si usa piu' frequentemente "by foot" or "walking" in analogia con "by car", "by bus", "by train" ecc. Cioe' non e' come pensavi tu una terminologia degli stranieri che parlano inglese.
Se fai una semplice ricerca su Google: on foot vs. by foot avrai quasi lo stesso numero di risposte.
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Angie Garbarino
: esatto vedi il mio riferimento sotto, sono stata 3 mesi a NY e ho sentito sempre by foot
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Grazie Angio! Sono due simili modi!
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Katharine Prucha
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Thank You! kpi
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James (Jim) Davis
: "by foot" is foreign speakers and minority quirks http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="went by foot"&btnG... "on foot" is standard useage http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="went by foot"&btnG...
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Thank You Jim!
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on foot/by foot
By foot, or On foot, by walking; as, to pass a stream on foot.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/foot
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Angie Garbarino
: yes, by foot is used in the USA,
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grazie, Angio anche per il commento
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grazy73
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grazie, grazy
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Science451
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grazie, Science
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Peter Cox
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Thanks, Peter
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James (Jim) Davis
: "by foot" is foreign speakers and minority quirks http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="went by foot"&btnG=Sea... "on foot" is standard useage http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="went by foot"&btnG=Sea...
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If you consider the American as foreign speakers, I agree with you
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maryrose
: On foot is certainly standard, but I was surprised by a number of N. American google hits eg "Boston by foot".
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Thanks, maryrose
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Fabiana Papastefani-Pezzoni
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Grazie, Fabiana
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United Kingdom
Architecture, design, technical, etc.
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Italian to English
in foot
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oops made a type. That's ON FOOT.
[thinks] Why doesn't this site allow people to correct their mistakes?
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Angie Garbarino
: Hello Tom by foot is American English, sorry se mi permetto but I am sure: www.seattlebyfoot.com/
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so am I.
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Ivana UK
: and 'on foot' is standard UK usage
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James (Jim) Davis
: If "by foot" is standard US English it should Google three times the UK usage.
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Reference comments
on foot
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Angie Garbarino
: No, no non è "istintivo" è American English. Tutti i riferimenti americani sono by foot www.americabyfoot.com/ www.bostonbyfoot.org/
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Ivana UK
: yes, 'on foot' for UK English
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James (Jim) Davis
: The "americabyfoot" "bostonbyfoot" are advertising slogans. Compare: http://www.google.com/search?hl=it&q="go on foot"&btnG=Cerca... http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=desk...
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Legal-Patent-Accounting-Pharma-Medical
Native in: French (Variants: Standard-France, Belgian, Swiss) , Italian (Variants: Swiss , Standard-Italy, Piedmontese, Genoese, Milanese, Emiliano-Romagnolo, Lombard)
Works in: French to Italian, English to Italian, Spanish to Italian, and 9 more.
by foot è American English
America By Foot
guided walking tours of charleston, savannah, key west, boston, san antonio, columbia.
www.americabyfoot.com/ - 6k
Boston By Foot - Discover Boston On Guided Walking Tours
Join us for a walking tour of Boston featuring its incredible history and architecture. A fun, interesting and educational way to discover Boston and its ...
www.bostonbyfoot.org/ - 25k
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Vorrei chiarire che il collega chiede se by foot è un errore, sappiamo tutti (mi pare che on foot è UK corretto), resta però il fatto che il collega chiede se by foot è un errore, e resta anche un fatto che by foot è American English.
Dobbiamo dunque considerare l'American English un errore?
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Riporto per James e Tom il link della seconda pagina del forum, la cui prima pagina è stata già citata da Gina nello spazio per la discussione linguistica:
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=187108
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Mi corrego da Gian non da Gina, scusa Gian;=)
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Roland Lelaj
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Grazie anche a te ;)
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texjax DDS PhD
: absolutely
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Hello Tex! thanks
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Science451
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grazie Scienze ;)
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AC0
: concordo
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Grazie, è un dato di fatto ;)
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