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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Are they the same thing?
Put your hands above your head.
and
Put your hands over your head.
and
Put your hands over your head.
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To me (though Google search results do not seem to agree), the standard expression is "Put your hands above your head". This means raise your arms up above your head, keeping them more-or-less straight. I have to think a bit more about what "Put your hands over your head" might mean.
- To me (though Google search results do not seem to agree), the standard expression is "Put your hands above your head".
- This means raise your arms up above your head, keeping them more-or-less straight.
- I have to think a bit more about what "Put your hands over your head" might mean.
- Specifically, whether it means the same as "above" or whether it means that your hands are touching (or at least close to) your head.
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To me (though Google search results do not seem to agree), the standard expression is "Put your hands above your head". This means raise your arms up above your head, keeping them more-or-less straight.
I have to think a bit more about what "Put your hands over your head" might mean. Specifically, whether it means the same as "above" or whether it means that your hands are touching (or a
I have to think a bit more about what "Put your hands over your head" might mean. Specifically, whether it means the same as "above" or whether it means that your hands are touching (or a
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Hi,
If you are a robber with a gun, you traditionally say 'Put your hands up' or just 'Hands up'.
Clive
If you are a robber with a gun, you traditionally say 'Put your hands up' or just 'Hands up'.
Clive
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Context is always key.
"Hands up" is the first thing I thought of - like an old-fashioned bank robber. (Or "Stick 'em up!" like they say in the movies.)
I think the oddness comes from "put" instead of the more commmon (I think) "raise." If you were talking someone through a dance move or a stretch or even how to get into a yoga pose, I don't think you'd say "put your hands [som
"Hands up" is the first thing I thought of - like an old-fashioned bank robber. (Or "Stick 'em up!" like they say in the movies.)
I think the oddness comes from "put" instead of the more commmon (I think) "raise." If you were talking someone through a dance move or a stretch or even how to get into a yoga pose, I don't think you'd say "put your hands [som
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