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hanuman_2000

#150100 Fri, 21 Oct 05 05:48 AM

Hello,

1. Who is sitting over there?

2. Who is sitting there?

What is use of "over" in first sentence? Is there any diffrence (meaning) between the two?

Thanks.

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Clive

#150107 Fri, 21 Oct 05 06:12 AM

Hi,

'over there' emphasises that there is more distance between the speaker and 'there'.

Best wishes, Clive

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