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Sashasaski Posted 19 years ago
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0 Again, this is from somebody else's sentence.02br
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00I want you to look at me for who I am.02br
00I want you to look at the person I have become.02br
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00In this case, is it better to substitute "look at" with "see"?02br
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00Does "look at" imply more of action while "see" implies more of perception?02br
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0 01blockquote 01cite 10Sashasaski12cite 10Again, this is from somebody else's sentence. I want you to look at me for who I am. I want you to look at the person I have become.

— Philip

  • 0 01blockquote 01cite 10Sashasaski12cite 10Again, this is from somebody else's sentence.
  • I want you to look at me for who I am.
  • I want you to look at the person I have become.
  • In this case, is it better to substitute "look at" with "see"?
  • Does "look at" imply more of action while "see" implies more of perception?
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01cite10Sashasaski12cite10Again, this is from somebody else's sentence. I want you to look at me for who I am. I want you to look at the person I have become. In this case, is it better to substitute "look at" with "see"? Does "look at" imply more of action while "see" implies more of perception? SS12blockquote
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0 There's not much difference. Maybe 01i00see02i00 is slightly more idiomatic in that context, but it's really a toss-up.02br
01i00look (at)02i00 implies more active, directed attention; it implies making an effort to see.02br
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