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New2grammar Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
throw up over
She threw up over the side of the bed.
The question is, where's the puke, on one side of the mattress or on the floor? Also, does the meaning still stay the same if "a side of" is used instead?
Thanks in advance!
The question is, where's the puke, on one side of the mattress or on the floor? Also, does the meaning still stay the same if "a side of" is used instead?
Thanks in advance!
Top answer
on the floor
- on the floor
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The presumption is that "she" was on the bed while throwing up, in which case her stomach contents have landed on the floor. A less common interpretation would be that she was standing next to the bed, where throwing up over the side of the bed would leave the vomit on the bed. The reason that the second interpretation would usually not be used is that when doing something "over the side" of som
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