Which is grammatically correct? 'More than' or 'over'?

Question

Here's the sentence I want to use: "We serve over 140,000 students with over 40,000 books." Is it correct to use the word 'over' or should I only use 'more than'? If it's not correct to say 'over' please explain why. Thank you!

Answer 1

More than would be the correct wording. Over is a preposition, as in over the hill; over the house.

Answer 2

I think either is correct but you don't want to use the same twice in one sentance.

So it should be "We serve more than 140,000 students with over 40,000 books." or "We serve over 140,000 students with more than 40,000 books."

I think in the end it is personal taste in this case.

Answer 3

Over

Answer 4

Yes that is correct. Both are really, but the way it is now sounds better.

But it would sound better to say "We serve over 140,000 students with more than 40,000 books"

Answer 5

We serve more than 140,000 students with over 40,000 books."

Answer 6

they both are grammatically correct. But... you don't want to sound redundant. Try
"We serve over 140,000 students with more than 40,000 books."

Answer 7

Over

Answer 8

Both are acceptable.

"We serve over 140,000 students with more than 40,000 books"

"We serve more than 140,000 students with over 40,000 books"

Answer 9

I would use "more than". "Over" means above. I would write the sentence like this:

We serve more than 140,000 students with in excess of 40,000 books.

Answer 10

I'm not sure which is grammatically correct but its sounds alright....Another option is "serving more than140,000 students with over 40,000 books"

Answer 11

" We serve books to more than 140,000 students"

the other way it looks like the difference between 140,000 and 40,000 students aren't getting books.