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Apatzinguense Posted 10 years ago
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The verb "overlap" to mean to coincide, is it only used when only two things coincide? I am a bit confused since I have only heard this verb used when two things coincide. Would it be correct to say:

In this teaching strategy that I am using different instructional focus overlap (they are targeted by using said teaching strategy) reading, writing, speaking, and listening.

So can more than two things overlap? Please let me know.
  

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apatzinguense The verb "overlap" to mean to coincide No, I don't think so. apatzinguense In this teaching strategy that I am using different instructional focuses overlap (they are targeted by using said teaching strategy) reading, writing, speaking, and listening. 'Overlap' is fine there; 'coincide' is not'.

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  • apatzinguense The verb "overlap" to mean to coincide No, I don't think so.
  • apatzinguense In this teaching strategy that I am using different instructional focuses overlap (they are targeted by using said teaching strategy) reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
  • 'Overlap' is fine there; 'coincide' is not'.
  • apatzinguense So can more than two things overlap?
  • When any number of things overlap, they are partially redundant: the area of overlap (physical or conceptual) is a duplication of that portion of each thing.
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apatzinguenseThe verb "overlap" to mean to coincide
No, I don't think so.
apatzinguenseIn this teaching strategy that I am using different instructional focuses overlap (they are targeted by using said teaching strategy) reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
'Overlap' is fine there; 'coincide' is not'.
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