lost the game three to four

[hirashin]

Hello, everyone.

Would someone help me?

Would all the following sentences sound right?

(a1) We lost the game by a score of three to four.
(a2) We lost the game by the score of three to four.
(b1) We lost the game with a score of three to four.
(b2) We lost the game with the score of three to four.
(c) We lost the game by three to four.
(d) We lost the game with three to four.
(e) We lost the game three to four.

Thanks in advance.

Hirashin

 

[Glenn]

(a1) and (e) are right, the former being more formal. The others are wrong or strange, but if you use "by" without "score" (like in (c)), you need to state the difference: "We lost the game by one." It doesn't work if you give the score.

 

[hirashin]

Thank you for your help, Glenn.

Hirashin