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Hater Depot · Joined: 29 Mar 2005

I'm trying to think of a good way to explain this:

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

'at' is optional in the second example.

But that's all I know.

out of context · Joined: 08 Jan 2006 Location: Daejeon

To me, it seems more natural to say "The game was tied at 82", or "The game was tied, 82 to 82". I guess the reason is that because with each side having the same score, there is no imbalance, so it suggests a restful, static "at".

In the first example, I would "by" if I wanted to use a preposition, but it's much more natural to say "Kia was leading by 2 points", "Dongyang was trailing by 2 points" or "Kia was leading Dongyang, 82 to 80" than to say "Kia was leading by 82 to 80". I do think I've heard people say the last one, though. Since there's an imbalance in the score, the more dynamic "by" is used. Or something like that.

huffdaddy · Joined: 25 Nov 2005

Hmmm....

Saying "tied at 82 to 82" is redundant. Just say "tied at 82". Also, you could say that "score was at 82 to 80".

Oh, and isn't it "Kia were"? At least the UK style is to consider teams plural.

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