Does the verb 'to fix' make sense in this context:
"As I walked in the parking garage, my ears (or I) fixed on the sound of the my high heel shoes being deflected from the top (or ceiling)."
Note: By 'fix', I mean I paid attention (or made my ears be focused on that).
Christine Christie Does the verb 'to fix' make sense in this context: Yes. As I walked through the parking garage, my ears fixed on the sound of the my high heel shoes being r eflected from the ceiling . I have struck out 'the' in 'the my', but the system is not showing it.
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Christine ChristieDoes the verb 'to fix' make sense in this context:
Yes.
As I walked through the parking garage, my ears fixed on the sound of the my high heel shoes being reflected from the ceiling.
I have struck out 'the' in 'the my', but the system is not showing it.
CJ
Fixed is okay but there are a couple of minor problems elsewhere:
As I walked in the parking garage, my ears (or I) fixed on the sound of the my high heel shoes being deflected reflected from the top (or ceiling). {Deflected means "turned aside;" "reflected" means "sent back in the opposite direction."}