How do I use during and over? What's the difference between them?
Thanks for your help.
Thanks for your help.
during and over
Well, could you be specific? They're very common, and are used all sorts of ways.
Over the last two weeks, you've made progress.
During the last two weeks, I did a lot of different things.
Over the years, I've come to notice....
During the years between the Spanish American War and WWI, the US built up its ....
You can also use through and between and in for some of these.
Give a specific example of how you'd like to use them, and we can tell you if it's right or not.
During the last two weeks, I did a lot of different things.
Over the years, I've come to notice....
During the years between the Spanish American War and WWI, the US built up its ....
You can also use through and between and in for some of these.
Give a specific example of how you'd like to use them, and we can tell you if it's right or not.
I'd like to know when I cannot use "over" to replace "during". What is the rule?
Uhh ... good question. I've never had to think about it!
You can say "I was stationed in Italy during the war", but not "I was stationed in Italy over the war."
I think "during" usually implies that something happened at a specific point within the specified time period, while "over" implies that the activity was a continuous process.
You can say "I was stationed in Italy during the war", but not "I was stationed in Italy over the war."
I think "during" usually implies that something happened at a specific point within the specified time period, while "over" implies that the activity was a continuous process.
<You can say "I was stationed in Italy during the war", but not "I was stationed in Italy over the war." >
With nouns such as war, illness, stay, meal, stay, treatement, i.e. when the event last some time, we use "during".
With nouns such as war, illness, stay, meal, stay, treatement, i.e. when the event last some time, we use "during".