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jays

Joined: 13 Oct 2005
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Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 10:39 am Post subject: swim over the river

Is "over" in the following sentence OK? -------- The following ------------- Can you swim over the river to the opposite bank?

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Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 4:00 pm Post subject: Re: swim over the river

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jays wrote:

Is "over" in the following sentence OK?
-------- The following -------------
Can you swim over the river to the opposite bank?

No, it isn't correct. One swims across the river, not over it.

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