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Ahn Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

a usage of 'sweep over'

0I saw a sentence 'With the fall of the Bastille in 1789, a wave of euphoria swept over Europe.' in my dictionary.02br
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00So, can I write a sentence like02br
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00"00Why does 01b00the system which is sweeping over the world (sweeping the world?)02b00 fail to satisfy their citizens?"02br
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00('The system' here means 'Democracy')02br
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00What I want to know is if I can use 'over' after 'sweep' in this sentence.00 0-
  

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0 In the context of your sentence, I feel "sweeping the world" is better. 0-

— Feebs11

  • 0 In the context of your sentence, I feel "sweeping the world" is better.
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0 In the context of your sentence, I feel "sweeping the world" is better. 02br
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00Alongside this, I think you must reconsider your use of "their citizens" -01b00 their02b00 implies 01b00plural countries02b00, but you have only mentioned the world, which is (a) singular and (b) not a country.0-
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0Thank you.02br
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00By the way, if I use 'over' after 'sweep' to stress that 'it spreads ALL OVER THE WORLD' , is it unnatural?02br
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00I summited an essay with the expression 'sweep over the world' 050010id9
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0 Ah well, there's no point crying over spilt milk. 02br
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00I wouldn't worry about your essay too much. In many ways it is a personal and stylistic preference and "sweep over" is quite acceptable.0-
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0Thank you. 05002br
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00Your answer made me feel better.010id2
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