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"end" vs "get over"



 
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"end" vs "get over" #1 (permalink) Wed Jun 11, 2008 18:27 pm   "end" vs "get over"
 

"This kind of pain lasts much longer and it does not get over in 15-20 days."

1) Will there be any change in meaning if I use "end" in place of "get over"?

2) Can I use only "over"? If not why?
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"end" vs "get over" #2 (permalink) Thu Jun 12, 2008 4:31 am   "end" vs "get over"
 

1) Yes, there is, I think. 'get over' has a sense of 'recover' whereas 'end' could mean 'stop' but I feel it's awkward to use 'end' here.

2) No, you can't. Because 'over' can't stand here alone as a verb which the sentence needs.
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"end" vs "get over" #3 (permalink) Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:41 pm   "end" vs "get over"
 

crazy wrote:
"This kind of pain lasts much longer and it does not get over in 15-20 days."

This is a very ungrammatical sentence, because pain does not get over. The person gets over the pain.

The most normal ways to state the matter would be:

"This kind of pain lasts much longer and does not end for 15-20 days."
"This kind of pain lasts much longer and does not stop for 15-20 days."


"This kind of pain lasts much longer and the patient does not get over it for 15-20 days."
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