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Lucas21c Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Usage of 'over'

He snored over the movie.

1. Is this sentence acceptable under some utterance situation? Or, is it just wrong under any circumstance?

2. Compared to "he snored during the movie," what are the differences between them? Actually, it is very difficult for me to understand the difference between 'over' and 'during' in this sentence. I hope you will give me your explantions or just your opinions(or feelings). Every tip will help me. Thank you.
  

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lucas21c 1. Is this sentence acceptable under some utterance situation? Or, is it just wrong under any circumstance?

— Mister Micawber

  • lucas21c 1.
  • Is this sentence acceptable under some utterance situation?
  • Or, is it just wrong under any circumstance?
  • OK if he is the louder one.
  • lucas21c Compared to "he snored during the movie," what are the differences between them?
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lucas21c1. Is this sentence acceptable under some utterance situation? Or, is it just wrong under any circumstance?
OK if he is the louder one.
lucas21c Compared to "he snored during the movie," what are the differences between them?
He is not necessarily the louder one; he just slept.
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How about 'During a pause in the conversation, he started texting his girlfriend with his smartphone?' Is it acceptable? If so, what does it mean?
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lucas21c Is it acceptable?
Which part do you find questionable?
lucas21c what does it mean?
Which part confuses you? I see no idioms.
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Can't it be read as he strated texting because he couldn't bear silence in a coversation?
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lucas21cCan't it be read as he strated texting because he couldn't bear silence in a coversation?
No, that is not intrinsic to the sentence itself.
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