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Gamboler Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Look-in, look in or looking

One of the characters of a movie says something that sounds like "looking", "look in" or "look-in". Which one would be correct in the context?

This is the conversation:

Sgt. Foster: Did you examine the room?

Mr. Sheldon: If I had, do you think I've been fool enough to leave a cigarette there? I went just to give it a quick [look in, looking, look-in].

  

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gamboler I went just to give it a quick [look in, looking, look-in]. I went just to give it a quick look-in.

  • gamboler I went just to give it a quick [look in, looking, look-in].
  • I went just to give it a quick look-in.
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gamboler I went just to give it a quick [look in, looking, look-in].

I went just to give it a quick look-in.

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