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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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Are both correct? Any preference?
He walks up to me and starts staring strangely at me, like he's not recognizing me.
He walks up to me and starts staring strangely at me, like he doesn't recognize me.
Are both correct? Any preference?
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anonymous Are both correct? Yes. anonymous Any preference?
- anonymous Are both correct?
- Yes.
- anonymous Any preference?
- I have only a slight preference for the first.
- If he doesn't recognize you at all, he won't be staring strangely.
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anonymousAre both correct?
Yes.
anonymousAny preference?
I have only a slight preference for the first. If he doesn't recognize you at all, he won't be staring strangely. The staring part seems to say that he is trying to recognize you, which is an activity (in the brain), and thus triggers the use of the continuo
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