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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
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King Minos rules over everything but the sky.
King Minos rules over everything but the sky.
King Minos rules everything but the sky.
I suspect that both of the above make sense, but are they identical in meaning? Thanks.
King Minos rules everything but the sky.
I suspect that both of the above make sense, but are they identical in meaning? Thanks.
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Hi, King Minos rules over everything but the sky. King Minos rules everything but the sky. I suspect that both of the above make sense, but are they identical in meaning?
- Hi, King Minos rules over everything but the sky.
- King Minos rules everything but the sky.
- I suspect that both of the above make sense, but are they identical in meaning?
- Basically, yes.
- The 'over' just serves as an intensifier of the verb.
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Hi,
King Minos rules over everything but the sky.
King Minos rules everything but the sky.
I suspect that both of the above make sense, but are they identical in meaning? Basically, yes. The 'over' just serves as an intensifier of the verb.
Clive
King Minos rules over everything but the sky.
King Minos rules everything but the sky.
I suspect that both of the above make sense, but are they identical in meaning? Basically, yes. The 'over' just serves as an intensifier of the verb.
Clive
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And as a completely unrelated point to the grammar here, I have visited King Minos's palace in Crete, and it was VERY, VERY cool! Did you know he had running water in his home, piped in from a near-by stream? It was amazing to stand on the areas outside the palace where plays were performed thousands of years ago.
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