English lessons

I wonder what the difference between through and via?
What the sentence these words used for?
I.e.:
- install through JSGME or via?
- look around via/through  triplex of the turret
- get in touch via skype

lockie wrote:I wonder what the difference between through and via?
What the sentence these words used for?
I.e.:
- install through JSGME or via?
- look around via/through  triplex of the turret
- get in touch via skype

i think via is just informal buddy... like saying hi vs. hello

[Edit]:

e.g.

if you wrote it (conversation or informal)

You can install via JSGME.

if a company wrote it (official for a document or formal)

Install through JSGME.

if you wrote it (conversation or informal)

You can look around via the turret.

if a company wrote it (official for a document or formal)

Look around through the turret.

if you wrote it (conversation or informal)

You can get in touch with me via Skype.

if a company wrote it (official for a document or formal)

Get in touch with us through Skype.

do you see the difference?

OK, I see.
"via" it is for conversation
"through" it is for the documents
Thanks for explanation! -:

lockie wrote:OK, I see.
"via" it is for conversation
"through" it is for the documents
Thanks for explanation! -:

Anytime! i can see you guys are from areas near Russia. i found this forum by accident when trying to get Steel Fury to work. you can message me stuff and i'll proofread for you

p.s. i got your message for the other thread Lockie. i'll check and try that out.

Via is not informal, it can be used or interchanged with through. It also carries a more specific meaning in some instances. For example when travelling or going somewhere .It;s more a matter of personal preference. I personally avoid these Latin words and I prefer clear Anglo-Saxon ones as they are part of the original English language but it's personal . So Lockie you can use via or through as you want in your posts.Through is more common though.

Quote from online that I like:

Via has a well established usage meaning to go from one geographical location to another by way of a third. That's how the Romans used it. More recently it was reserved for travel contexts and remains useful in this sense, for example a Northern line train (on the London Underground) going to Morden via Bank.