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Pritesh prit Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Is this sentence right?

The two kept looking daggers with their eyes at each other.
  

Top answer

It does not read well. The normal wording would be "The two kept looking daggers at each other". By inserting "with their eyes" you have somewhat messed up the set expression.

— GPY

  • It does not read well.
  • The normal wording would be "The two kept looking daggers at each other".
  • By inserting "with their eyes" you have somewhat messed up the set expression.
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It does not read well. The normal wording would be "The two kept looking daggers at each other". By inserting "with their eyes" you have somewhat messed up the set expression.
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I was having that feeling too. Thanks for the help.
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pritesh pritI was having had that feeling too.
Emotion: wink
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CalifJim pritesh pritI was having had that feeling too.CJ
I can accept "I was having that feeling too."
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Thank you both for your inputs.
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