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Prepositions: across or over? He goes across the bridge. vs over the bridge. #1 (permalink) Sat Mar 07, 2009 7:07 am   Prepositions: across or over? He goes across the bridge. vs over the bridge.
 

what`s the difference between across or over?
What can we say?
He goes across the bridge or aver the bridge.
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Prepositions: across or over? He goes across the bridge. vs over the bridge. #2 (permalink) Sun Mar 08, 2009 10:35 am   Prepositions: across or over? He goes across the bridge. vs over the bridge.
 

what`s the difference between across or over?
What can we say?
He goes across the bridge or over the bridge.


Either can be used, but across is the more usual

Alternatively, you could say " He crossed over the bridge. "
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Prepositions: across or over? He goes across the bridge. vs over the bridge. #3 (permalink) Sun Mar 08, 2009 11:05 am   Prepositions: across or over? He goes across the bridge. vs over the bridge.
 

Hi Wesam,

'Across' usually suggests from one side to the other. 'Over' also has the sense of from one side to the other but adds in the idea of up one side and own the other.

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Prepositions: across or over? He goes across the bridge. vs over the bridge. #4 (permalink) Sun Mar 08, 2009 18:36 pm   Prepositions: across or over? He goes across the bridge. vs over the bridge.
 

Thanks Alan .I really appreciate your responding to my question.
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