Maj Posted 23 years ago
Grammar
An infuriating look?
Can you give sb an infuriating look? if not why not?
Top answer
'An infuriated look' would be more common.
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The other is more common, yes, but surely you can give an infuriating look, meaning a look that causes someone else to be infuriated. It all depends on what you mean to say.
It would probably be clearer, though, to say "an infuriatingLY [adjective] look," which explains not only that the look causes infuration, but also tells the reader why. For example, "an infuriatingly smug look" would in
It would probably be clearer, though, to say "an infuriatingLY [adjective] look," which explains not only that the look causes infuration, but also tells the reader why. For example, "an infuriatingly smug look" would in
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