All around (or over) the world

jotham · Post by **jotham** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 3:19 pm

I think you're right about that. I just vaguely remembered discussing this very thing with someone sometime in the last year.

metal56 · Post by **metal56** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 4:15 pm

"all" is omissible only in "all around the world" and not in "all over the world". So the latter is always used intact, whereas the former can be used without the "all" too.

???

scattered over the world
dispersed over the world
spread over the world
flows over the world
etc.

And how about this gem?

A stygian gloom had fallen over the world

lolwhites · Post by **lolwhites** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 9:26 pm

Ah here we are and here we are and here we go
All aboard and we're hitting the road
Here we go, rockin' all over the world
Status Quo

I always imagined that they used all over to fit the rhythm, but maybe round would have had a different meaning. All over seems "stronger" somehow.

n.b. the quote is for illustrative purposes only and I have never purchased a Quo album, ever!

metal56 · Post by **metal56** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:14 am

lolwhites wrote:
I always imagined that they used all over to fit the rhythm, but maybe round would have had a different meaning. All over seems "stronger" somehow.
I think it's because of that linked "ll + o". "Allover" sounds better, rolls off the tongue much easier, than "allround", IMO.

n.b. the quote is for illustrative purposes only and I have never purchased a Quo album, ever!
Quo at Cardiff Castle, many years ago, is one of the best rock concerts I've ever seen. No shame.

Anuradha Chepur · Post by **Anuradha Chepur** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 12:13 pm

I think it's because of that linked "ll + o". "Allover" sound better, rolls off the tongue much easier, than "allround", IMO.

Likely.