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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Below over under Over
Which is correct?
He has scored over/above his season point average 11 times this season.
He has scored below/under his season point average 29 times this season.
He was going 20 kph over/above/under/below the speed limit.
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I would say that all of the above would make grammatical sense. In preference, in the speed example, I'd go for 'over' and 'under'.
- I would say that all of the above would make grammatical sense.
- In preference, in the speed example, I'd go for 'over' and 'under'.
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I would say that all of the above would make grammatical sense.
In preference, in the speed example, I'd go for 'over' and 'under'.
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Good question! It's not simple. In these cases, both options do seem to work.
*There's some explanation at the Cambridge online dictionary Grammar section.
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