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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Is the reptition of look ok?

Is there anything to change?
It looked like he was looking to pass when he was looking to shoot.

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In terms of style, it would be better to change "It looked like" to something else. " The expression "he was looking to pass/shoot" is casual, and has nothing to do with vision. ) Anonymous Is the rep e tition of look ok?

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  • In terms of style, it would be better to change "It looked like" to something else.
  • " The expression "he was looking to pass/shoot" is casual, and has nothing to do with vision.
  • ) Anonymous Is the rep e tition of look ok?
  • As you suspect, it's the repetition of the word using two different meanings which causes/exacerbates the problem.
  • Actually, using a verb three times in such a short sentence would not be good style, even if the meaning didn't change.
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In terms of style, it would be better to change "It looked like" to something else.
Perhaps, "It seemed like."
The expression "he was looking to pass/shoot" is casual, and has nothing to do with vision.
It describes "intention." (He was looking to make a killing in the stock market.)
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