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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

look at/to

I looked up at/to the sky.

What's the difference?
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" "I looked up to the heavens" also works. Hard to explain. The sky is not a place; the heavens are/is a place.

  • " "I looked up to the heavens" also works.
  • Hard to explain.
  • The sky is not a place; the heavens are/is a place.
  • - A.
  • Edit.
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I wouldn't use "to." I might say, "I looked up toward the sky."

"I looked up to the heavens" also works. Hard to explain. The sky is not a place; the heavens are/is a place.

- A.

Edit. I dunno. Maybe I would say it.

If you look at something, you usually give it your attention. If you shift your eyes to something, it could be what's known a
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Avangi. If you shift your eyes to something, it could be what's known as a blank stare.
Great explanation.

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