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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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lift it up and over.

0That's a big fish. Lift it up and over your head.02br
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00(I want the fish to end up above the person's head for a picture)02br
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00Is the statement accurate?02br
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00Thanks0-
  

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02br 02br 00edit: actually, "lift it above" is better. 0-

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0 "Lift it over" is enough.02br
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00edit: actually, "lift it above" is better. 0-
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0Hi,02br
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00I often say and hear, informally, "Lift it01i00 up over02i00your head".05002br
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00Best wishes, Clive010id1
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10Is the statement accurate?12blockquote
10 It's completely understandable to me, but I'd leave out 01i00and02i00. I'd say any of these:02br
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01i00Lift it over your head.02i02br
01i00Lift it above your head.02
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0Thanks CJ. Come to think of it, up and over mean two separate actions. For example, he runs and jumps up and over the wall. Do you agree?0-
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0 I agree, except I wouldn't call them actions. 01i00up02i00 and 01i00over02i00 are best described as positions or directions, not actions.02br
01i00Lift it upward (direction) until it is over/above (position) your head.02i02br
01i00= Lift it up over/above your head.02i02br
00Yes, to
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