Comments on: Is It Over … or More Than?

Comments on: Is It Over … or More Than? http://thewritersbag.com/writing-rules/is-it-over-%e2%80%a6-or-more-than Writing tips for the real world. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:44:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Laura G http://thewritersbag.com/writing-rules/is-it-over-%e2%80%a6-or-more-than/comment-page-1#comment-428 Laura G Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:27:09 +0000 http://thewritersbag.com/?p=230#comment-428 <blockquote>RULE: “Over” generally refers to spatial relationships, while “more than” is used with numbers.</blockquote> Wouldn't that make the "Over (more than) 50 inches of snow" example more of an ambiguous case? After all, that 50 inches of snow is in a giant pile on my driveway!

RULE: “Over” generally refers to spatial relationships, while “more than” is used with numbers.

Wouldn’t that make the “Over (more than) 50 inches of snow” example more of an ambiguous case? After all, that 50 inches of snow is in a giant pile on my driveway!

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