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Old 25-Apr-2004, 03:17
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What are the differences among the following phrases?

all around the world
all over the world
in the world
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Old 25-Apr-2004, 17:39
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all around the world
all over the world
I'd say these are pretty much the same.

X is popular all around\over the world.

in the world
I'd use this one for a superlative:

Y is the biggest star in the world.
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