Sitifan Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Over there/here vs there/here
1. Kevin: Mike, welcome to Taipei.
Mike: Hi, Kevin. Nice to see you! Oh! It's so warm ___. It's not cold - not like the weather in New York.
(A) here (B) over here
2. Kevin: What's the weather like in winter in New York?
Mike: It's cold and snowy ____
(A) there (B) over there
The answers to the above questions are A, A.
What's the difference in meaning between over there/over here and there/here?
Mike: Hi, Kevin. Nice to see you! Oh! It's so warm ___. It's not cold - not like the weather in New York.
(A) here (B) over here
2. Kevin: What's the weather like in winter in New York?
Mike: It's cold and snowy ____
(A) there (B) over there
The answers to the above questions are A, A.
What's the difference in meaning between over there/over here and there/here?
Top answer
1-- Both answers are fine 2-- Both answers are fine 'Over' suggests added distance.
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1-- Both answers are fine
2-- Both answers are fine
'Over' suggests added distance.
2-- Both answers are fine
'Over' suggests added distance.
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