Could you help me here?
"His voice comes in over the Bravo Company field kit"
I would like to ask why the prep. "over" is used here instead of "from"?
I mean "His voice comes in from the Bravo Company field kit" ?
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"Over" in this context is idiomatic - it means "through", but using "over" implies that the voice is a transmission. We use it when talking about communication by radio. People end walkie-talkie transmissions by saying "over", which is a good way to remember this particular usage of this preposition.
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probably because he is talking on a radio. For instance, if you talk on a CB (versus a phone) your talking "over" the radio, or "over" the air waves.
-Chris
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When talking about a voice coming through a radio, English uses the word "over". I'm not sure if that's what the Bravo Company field kit is, but that would be my understanding.
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