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Mitsuo23 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Left vs left over
hi,
What is the difference between over and left over? For example:
After we’ve paid the bills, there’s never much left (over).
Like open vs open up, if someone said "open up the door!" instead of "open the door!" it would make me feel, "ok he should be in hurry for whatever reason. Similarly, I would like to know what kind of expression this "over" is trying to emphasize.
Thank you,
M
What is the difference between over and left over? For example:
After we’ve paid the bills, there’s never much left (over).
Like open vs open up, if someone said "open up the door!" instead of "open the door!" it would make me feel, "ok he should be in hurry for whatever reason. Similarly, I would like to know what kind of expression this "over" is trying to emphasize.
Thank you,
M
Top answer
Left over in this case refers to "not much remaining". All the money was used to pay the bills so there is nothing "left over" to buy other things. Such as, dinner, movie, shopping for clothes, etc.
- Left over in this case refers to "not much remaining".
- All the money was used to pay the bills so there is nothing "left over" to buy other things.
- Such as, dinner, movie, shopping for clothes, etc.
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Left over in this case refers to "not much remaining". All the money was used to pay the bills so there is nothing "left over" to buy other things. Such as, dinner, movie, shopping for clothes, etc.
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Thank you for the reply.
I'm afraid, would you please read my post again? I understand the main idea of the sentence. What I would like to know is the difference.
Thank you,
m
I'm afraid, would you please read my post again? I understand the main idea of the sentence. What I would like to know is the difference.
Thank you,
m
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There is not much of a difference here. It is just shorter to say "Hurry and open the door" vs. "Hurry up and open the door". Hurry is shorter than saying Hurry up. In the end, the person you are saying this phrase to knows you want them to hurry (up).
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mitsuwao23there’s never much left (over).left over is more casual in style than simply left. The over emphasizes "in excess (of what is needed, expected, desired)".
CJ
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