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Navitasan Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Above/over
1-The helicopter went above the building.
2-The helicopter went over the building.
In which case:
a-The helicopter goes to a position above the building and stays there
b-The helicopter flies over the building and does not stay there. It passes through a position above the building.
I think "2" means "b" and "1" is ambiguous.
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Which is correct:
3-The doctor went above the patient that was lying on the bed.
4-The doctor went over the patient that was lying on the bed.
if the intended meaning is that he went and stood above the patient?
I think "3" has that meaning and "4" means that he examined him thoroughly.
Gratefully,
Navi.
2-The helicopter went over the building.
In which case:
a-The helicopter goes to a position above the building and stays there
b-The helicopter flies over the building and does not stay there. It passes through a position above the building.
I think "2" means "b" and "1" is ambiguous.
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Which is correct:
3-The doctor went above the patient that was lying on the bed.
4-The doctor went over the patient that was lying on the bed.
if the intended meaning is that he went and stood above the patient?
I think "3" has that meaning and "4" means that he examined him thoroughly.
Gratefully,
Navi.
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1-The helicopter went above the building. 2-The helicopter went over the building. In which case: a-The helicopter goes to a position above the building and stays there b-The helicopter flies over the building and does not stay there.
- 1-The helicopter went above the building.
- 2-The helicopter went over the building.
- In which case: a-The helicopter goes to a position above the building and stays there b-The helicopter flies over the building and does not stay there.
- It passes through a position above the building.
- I think "2" means "b" and "1" is ambiguous.
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1-The helicopter went above the building.
2-The helicopter went over the building.
In which case:
a-The helicopter goes to a position above the building and stays there
b-The helicopter flies over the building and does not stay there. It passes through a position above the building.
I think "2" me
2-The helicopter went over the building.
In which case:
a-The helicopter goes to a position above the building and stays there
b-The helicopter flies over the building and does not stay there. It passes through a position above the building.
I think "2" me
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Thank you very much Clive.
Let us say a patient is lying in bed and the doctor walks up and stands beside him, looking down on him but not necessarily leaning on him.
Would you say:
5-The doctor went beside the patient.
6-The doctor walked beside the patient.
Let us say a patient is lying in bed and the doctor walks up and stands beside him, looking down on him but not necessarily leaning on him.
Would you say:
5-The doctor went beside the patient.
6-The doctor walked beside the patient.
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Let us say a patient is lying in bed and the doctor walks up and stands beside him, looking down on him but not necessarily leaning on him. Doctors never lean on patients, except eg to perform CPR.
Would you say:
5-The doctor went beside the patient. OK, but sounds clumsy.
Would you say:
5-The doctor went beside the patient. OK, but sounds clumsy.
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