0
Emacc Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Over
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/14/politics/14intel.html?pagewanted=print&position=&_r=0:
"That no government officials have been disciplined over Sept. 11 failures has angered survivors, several of whom pressed Mr. Goss on the issue in a private meeting weeks ago."
example 2:
"Voters have been cheated over the European Union for too long."
Definitions 12 and 13 from the dictionary for "over" seem to fit both sentences. Could I be wrong?
"That no government officials have been disciplined over Sept. 11 failures has angered survivors, several of whom pressed Mr. Goss on the issue in a private meeting weeks ago."
example 2:
"Voters have been cheated over the European Union for too long."
Definitions 12 and 13 from the dictionary for "over" seem to fit both sentences. Could I be wrong?
Top answer
Example 1 fits definition 12 best. Example 2 doesn't seem to fit any of the definitions very well. region=us&q=over It strikes me as better than the ones you suggest.
- Example 1 fits definition 12 best.
- Example 2 doesn't seem to fit any of the definitions very well.
- region=us&q=over It strikes me as better than the ones you suggest.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
5 Answers
0
Example 1 fits definition 12 best.
Example 2 doesn't seem to fit any of the definitions very well.
Look at definition 5 of "over" as a preposition on this page:
http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/american_english/over?region=us&q=over
It strik
Example 2 doesn't seem to fit any of the definitions very well.
Look at definition 5 of "over" as a preposition on this page:
http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/american_english/over?region=us&q=over
It strik
00
"Voters have been cheated over the European Union for too long."
"Voters have been cheated because of the European Union for too long."
"Voters have been cheated regarding the European Union for too long."
Both the "because of" and "
"Voters have been cheated because of the European Union for too long."
"Voters have been cheated regarding the European Union for too long."
Both the "because of" and "
00
"Voters have been cheated over the European Union for too long."
"Voters have been cheated because of the European Union for too long."
"Voters have been cheated regarding the European Union for too long."
Both the "because of" and "
"Voters have been cheated because of the European Union for too long."
"Voters have been cheated regarding the European Union for too long."
Both the "because of" and "
00
Please try some patience, emacc. Pushing won't get you faster answers, just another ban.
00
emaccBoth the "because of" and "regarding" senses of "over" seem to fitIt is indeed possible to read the sentence as you suggest. To my ear my suggestion seems the more appropriate reading.
The only way to be certain is to read the sentence in the context the original author intended and even then it's possible that some ambiguity might remain.
0
Related Questions