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Posted by Young · February 25, 2005 · 4 replies

1. What's the difference between "go over" and "observation"?
2. I'm reading a story book. I want to describe character's personality. Can you tell me about common expessions in detail?

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Young wrote:1. What's the difference between "go over" and "observation"?
2. I'm reading a story book. I want to describe character's personality. Can you tell me about common expessions in detail?

Hi Young,

#1
"Go over" is a verb. It means to study or peruse something. For example, "I should go over my science textbook one more time before the test tomorrow".

An observation is a noun. It is something you have seen or noticed. For example: "On her trip to the zoo, she wrote down her observations about the size, shape, and habits of the animals she saw".

#2
I'm not sure I understand what you need. Are you looking for vocabulary that can be used to describe a person's character or personality? Here are some good websites with personality vocabulary and definitions:

http://esl.fis.edu/vocab/q1/f-char1.htm
http://esl.fis.edu/vocab/q1/f-peop2.htm

I hope this helps you.

Thank you for your help. The website you told me was very useful.

I m not an expert but

observation means:
act of watching; act of looking; act of paying attention
go over means:
check, examine; study, review;

To chocopie!!
yr answer and web site oferred by you really excellent. thanks