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Tuongvan Posted 18 years ago
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00Please explain why OVER is used and what it means in the sentence below:02br
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00He is hardly to believe the word of a double agent 01b00over 02b00his personal friends.02br
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00Thanh you in advance0-
  

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02br 02br 00"He is hardly likely to prefer the word of a double agent to that of his personal friends" 02br 00"He is unlikely to believe a double agent"02br 00"He is unlikely to take the word of a double agent over that of his personal friends" 0-

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  • 02br 02br 00"He is hardly likely to prefer the word of a double agent to that of his personal friends" 02br 00"He is unlikely to believe a double agent"02br 00"He is unlikely to take the word of a double agent over that of his personal friends" 0-
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01cite10Tuongvan12cite10Hi teachers ,12br
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10Please explain why OVER is used and what it means in the sentence below:12br
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10He is hardly to believe the word of a double agent 11b10over 12b11font11b10[that of]12b10 12fo
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0Could it mean the same if we use 01i00on02i00?!0-
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0 He is 01b00hardly to believe02b00 - is an incorrect structure. He "hardly" works means he rarely works.02br
00The way your sentence was written is very murky. 0-
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1i00to believe one person over another02i00 = believing one person in preference to believing another02br
01i00to believe one person's word over another's (word)02i00 = believing what one person says in preference to believing what another person says.02br
00When one thing is 01u00over02u00 another thing, it is
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0Hi all teachers ,02br
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00I'm very sorry for writing the wrong sentence that might cause confusion .The sentence should read as follows :02br
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00He is 01b00hardly likely to02b00 believe the word of a double agent 01b00over 02b00his personal friends.02br
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00Sorry again for the mi
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0>>>He is 01b00hardly likely to02b00 believe the word of a double agent 01b00over 02b00his personal friends<<<02br
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01b01font01sup00hardly likely02sup00- is a ackward usage and it translates to02font02b00 "he is unlikely to believ
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01cite10Tuongvan12cite10Hi all teachers , 12br
10I'm very sorry for writing the wrong sentence that might cause confusion .The sentence should read as follows :12br
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10He is 11b10hardly likely to12b10 believe the word of a double agent 11b10over 12b10his
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0Hi teachers ,02br
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00" He is 01b00hardly likely to02b00 believe the word of a double agent 01b00over 02b00his personal friends" is taken from Advanced Collins Cobuild Dictionary . This sentence is used to illustrate the meaning of word (= message , news ).02br
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00So far I haven't understood the sente
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0The 01i00word02i00 of the double agent is made more important than the 01i00word02i00 of his personal friends.0-
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0Thank you Grammar Geek , but I still don't understand the meaning of the sentence . Could you please explain the meaning of this sentence ?02br
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00Best wishes0-
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