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Rommel Posted 9 years ago
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Is ‘over all other’ correctly used in the sentence?

Is ‘over all other’ correctly used in the sentence?

Miss Halligan and Mrs. Sullivan, your esteemed teachers, are both victims of student harassment, but they need not be intimidated, for their nobility of character can move them to be brave enough to rise as victors over all other inhumane acts.

  

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‘over all’ would seem more appropriate. ‘other’ implies an exception over which they will not rise.

  • ‘over all’ would seem more appropriate.
  • ‘other’ implies an exception over which they will not rise.
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‘over all’ would seem more appropriate. ‘other’ implies an exception over which they will not rise.

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