English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
WORDS THAT COLLOCATE: BY AND BY OR BY AND LARGE?
You’ll know how things work here ~by and large~ (nonstandard).
You’ll know how things work here ~by and by~ (standard).
By and by is used to mean after a short period.
Although it had some flaws, ~by and by~ the performance was okay (nonstandard).
Although it had some flaws, *by and large*, the performance was okay (standard).
You use by and large to indicate that a statement is mostly but not completely true.
GAB
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