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Publicc Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Raise Over
Some website has this sentence:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%BCshunkou
"Soviet sailors raise the USSR's naval ensign over the city in 1945 when they reoccupied Liaodong and other parts of Inner Manchuria"
Would replacing "over the city" with "in the city" be better?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%BCshunkou
"Soviet sailors raise the USSR's naval ensign over the city in 1945 when they reoccupied Liaodong and other parts of Inner Manchuria"
Would replacing "over the city" with "in the city" be better?
Top answer
No. They raised the flag over the city. This implies a metaphor of the Soviets' domination over the city they had occupied.
- No.
- They raised the flag over the city.
- This implies a metaphor of the Soviets' domination over the city they had occupied.
- Also, flags usually fly high over an area.
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No. 
They raised the flagover the city. This implies a metaphor of the Soviets' domination over the city they had occupied. A
They raised the flagover the city. This implies a metaphor of the Soviets' domination over the city they had occupied. A
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