What is the difference between control on and control over? Which of the below sub-sentences is correct?
In order that the user has more control on the execution process,
In order that the user has more control over the execution process,
Learn English – “control on” vs. “control over”
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Best Answer
I'd argue that this isn't a matter of "correctness", or difference in meaning, but more a matter of idiomatic speech.
I don't think more control on is wrong, but over just happens to be the preposition of choice:
Behold the Ngram. Ngrams don't always tell the whole story, but the numbers are pretty clear on this one. Note that there are indeed some instances of "more control on," so it needn't be deemed incorrect.