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John liao Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Rule vs rule over?

Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.

What's the difference between "rule" and "rule over", if the sentence is "Rule the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and every living creature that moves on the ground."
  

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john liao What's the difference between "rule" and "rule over" Ruling the fish sounds like making laws that they must follow! Ruling over the fish sounds like being much more important (having more power) than the fish within the hierarchy of living things. CJ

  • john liao What's the difference between "rule" and "rule over" Ruling the fish sounds like making laws that they must follow!
  • Ruling over the fish sounds like being much more important (having more power) than the fish within the hierarchy of living things.
  • CJ
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john liaoWhat's the difference between "rule" and "rule over"
Ruling the fish sounds like making laws that they must follow!

Ruling over the fish sounds like being much more important (having more power) than the fish within the hierarchy of living things.

CJ

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