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Fashion101 Posted 18 years ago
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Should I add this preposition or not?

0Hello - Please help me with this sentence as I'm not sure if I should add this preposition or not:02br
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00"She pours it into a cup and brings it 01b01u00over02u02b00 to her." OR "She pours it into a cup and brings it to her."02br
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0 They are both correct and acceptable. But each has a slight disfference in meaning. "Over" infers some distance in this context.

— Goodman

  • 0 They are both correct and acceptable.
  • But each has a slight disfference in meaning.
  • "Over" infers some distance in this context.
  • 02br 02br 00You called me from you house 2 blocks away to borrow a DVD which I bought last week.
  • I said "No problem, just come on 00over00", Or I'll say "sure, I bring it right over".
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0 They are both correct and acceptable. But each has a slight disfference in meaning. "Over" infers some distance in this context. 02br
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00You called me from you house 2 blocks away to borrow a DVD which I bought last week. I said "No problem, just come on 00over00", Or I'll say "sure, I bring it right over". 02br
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01cite10Goodman12cite10They are both correct and acceptable. But each has a slight disfference in meaning. "Over" infers some distance in this context. 12br
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10You called me from you house 2 blocks away to borrow a DVD which I bought last week. I said "No problem, just come on 10over10", Or I'll say "sure
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0True and you are correct that it can be a few desks over or across the hall, nonetheless “over” signifies space. i.e. “As we spoke 01b00over02b00 the phone the other day regarding the terms of this service contract, I am please to inform you 00 00….”01a02a02br
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1i00bring to02i00 vs 01i00bring over to02i02br
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00If the author wishes to impart a sense of motion and space to his description, "bring 01u00over02u00 to" is more effective, even if it's only across the room. "Bring to" is a little cold.02br
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