Across the centuries VERSUS over the centuries

[Alexzive]

Thank you for correcting this:

1)Extensive fishing caused whales being trapped in the nets.
2)Despite this, people has always been fashinated from these animals across (or over?) the centuries.

Alex

[Mister Micawber]

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1) With extensive fishing, nets have trapped many whales. (There are other ways to say this, too.)

2) Despite this, people have always been fascinated with these animals over the centuries.
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[Alexzive]

Dear Mister Micawber,

Many thanks for your quick answer.

Regarding the first sentence, is it absolutely wrong using "Caused + ing" ?
Could you kindly tell me more about "other ways to say this"?

Thank you VERY much!
Alex

[Mister Micawber]

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Caused... being is wrong-- or at least extremely awkward with anything beyond a personal pronoun (The strike caused my being late. Actually, I don't like that example either). Otherwise, I just felt the sentence composition was a little awkward, so I supplied one of my own. Others may suggest other ways of expressing this statement.
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Canadian-American native speaker
who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's
ESL cafe: Interview with Mister Micawber