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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
over or with
Which is correct?
I can't hear anything over the noise going on in the background.
I can't hear anything with the noise going on in the background.
Thank you
I can't hear anything over the noise going on in the background.
I can't hear anything with the noise going on in the background.
Thank you
Top answer
They are both okay. The first says it's not loud enough to be heard over the background noise. The second says that the background noise is the cause of your not being able to hear anything.
- They are both okay.
- The first says it's not loud enough to be heard over the background noise.
- The second says that the background noise is the cause of your not being able to hear anything.
- The end result is the same meaning.
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They are both okay.
The first says it's not loud enough to be heard over the background noise.
The second says that the background noise is the cause of your not being able to hear anything.
The end result is the same meaning.
The first says it's not loud enough to be heard over the background noise.
The second says that the background noise is the cause of your not being able to hear anything.
The end result is the same meaning.
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Both could be used, but they are slightly different. "With" suggests that generally the background noise is all you hear. "Over" suggests you are also listening for something particular, which is swallowed up by the noise. You are expecting to hear something over the noise, but you can't.
If you were more particular, then either could be used:
With all the noise going
If you were more particular, then either could be used:
With all the noise going
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