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Persona Grata Posted 19 years ago
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sweeping over the world?? or sweeping the world?

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0Without further context, either will work, and I would choose the second for economy of wording.0-
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0 Like "A new trend is sweeping the nation - hula hoops!"? Or: "A sense of urgency regarding climate change is sweeping the globe." ? 0-
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0Why does 01b00the system which is sweeping over the world02b00 fail to satisfy their citizens?02br
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0 "01b00Their02b00 citizens" does not make sense in relation to something sweeping "the world". And without knowing what the system is, it is difficult to say which would be best.0-
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0it's political system.02br
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00can u explain me the differences among each system??0-
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0 It is common to say02br
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00"the system which is sweeping across the world"02br
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00I don't think I have heard 02br
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0...sweeping the world or ... sweeping across the world. 02br
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00Don't use "over" - it almost sounds like it's passing the word by.02br
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00By the way, I would use "that" instead of "which."0-
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