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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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control over/to

0We realy have no control 01i00___02i00 10 percent of what happens to us.02br
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00We cannot control a red light, but we can control our reaction ____ it.02br
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00Do 01i00over02i00 and01i00 to02i00 alike fit in the above two and mean about the same to you? Thanks.0-
  

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1i 00We realy have no control __ 10 percent of what happens to us02i 00. 02br 01i 00We cannot control a red light, but we can control our reaction __ it. 0-

— Optilang

  • 1i 00We realy have no control __ 10 percent of what happens to us02i 00.
  • 02br 01i 00We cannot control a red light, but we can control our reaction __ it.
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1i00We realy have no control __ 10 percent of what happens to us02i00. - We really have no control over 10 percent of what happens to us.02br
01i00We cannot control a red light, but we can control our reaction __ it. 02i00We cannot control a red light, but we can control our reaction to it.0-
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0 Well, the two sentences, while dealing with the same topic, obviously have different meanings.02br
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00The blanks should be filled in "over 10%" and "to it". The prepositions are not interchangeable in this case. 0-
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0Thanks, Optilang and Philip.02br
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00But could you shed more light on the differences between them? I've trouble telling them apart.0-
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