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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Covered in sth/covered with sth

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covered in and covered with are more or less interchangeable. covered in suggests, perhaps, a substance that is somewhat more liquid, but that is certainly not a requirement. covered in may also suggest, perhaps, an accidental or unwanted covering, but that is certainly not a requirement either.

  • covered in and covered with are more or less interchangeable.
  • covered in suggests, perhaps, a substance that is somewhat more liquid, but that is certainly not a requirement.
  • covered in may also suggest, perhaps, an accidental or unwanted covering, but that is certainly not a requirement either.
  • covered in may also suggest, perhaps, a more thorough covering, but that is not required either.
  • For example, I would say, My shoes are covered in mud.
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covered in and covered with are more or less interchangeable.

covered in suggests, perhaps, a substance that is somewhat more liquid, but that is certainly not a requirement.
covered in may also suggest, perhaps, an accidental or unwanted covering, but that is certainly not a requirement either.
covered in may also suggest, perhaps, a more thoro

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