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Haddie Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Over/About?

1) She was very upset over/about losing her phone.
2) He felt sad over/about the prospect of moving away.

Can the words over and about be used interchangeably in sentences like the above and can they both be followed by either a noun or a verb?
  

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Haddie Can the words over and about be used interchangeably in sentences like the above Yes. Haddie can they both be followed by either a noun or a verb? No; only a noun (or noun form, as in #1).

— Mister Micawber

  • Haddie Can the words over and about be used interchangeably in sentences like the above Yes.
  • Haddie can they both be followed by either a noun or a verb?
  • No; only a noun (or noun form, as in #1).
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HaddieCan the words over and about be used interchangeably in sentences like the above
Yes.
Haddiecan they both be followed by either a noun or a verb?
No; only a noun (or noun form, as in #1).
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