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Stephenlearner Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Look sideways?
Hi,
Sometimes my toddler does not look straight at me. He moves his eyeballs to one side.
That is not polite in my opinion. How do I say that in English?
"Do you look sideways!" ?
Thanks
Sometimes my toddler does not look straight at me. He moves his eyeballs to one side.
That is not polite in my opinion. How do I say that in English?
"Do you look sideways!" ?
Thanks
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There's "He gave me a sidelong glance," but that's a brief act, and rather adult. There's "He averted his gaze," but that's quite high register. "
- There's "He gave me a sidelong glance," but that's a brief act, and rather adult.
- There's "He averted his gaze," but that's quite high register.
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There's "He gave me a sidelong glance," but that's a brief act, and rather adult.
There's "He averted his gaze," but that's quite high register.
Parents often say, "Don't look away when I'm talking to you."
There's "He averted his gaze," but that's quite high register.
Parents often say, "Don't look away when I'm talking to you."
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Thanks.
In my first post, I made a mistake.
I wanted to say "Do not look sideways!", not "Do you look sideways!".
Your reply partially answered my question.
But sometimes he does not do that only when I am talking with him. (Not sure whether this sentence gets my point across. I want to say, sometimes he just does it, not when I am talking with him.)
It looks like he
In my first post, I made a mistake.
I wanted to say "Do not look sideways!", not "Do you look sideways!".
Your reply partially answered my question.
But sometimes he does not do that only when I am talking with him. (Not sure whether this sentence gets my point across. I want to say, sometimes he just does it, not when I am talking with him.)
It looks like he
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Eye contact can be a complicated issue. For example, I believe it plays an important role in Autism.
I'm not sure I understand why you're interpreting it as rudeness if it happens when you're not necessarily seeking his attention.
The terms we use to describe what we do with our eyes often depend on the way we interpret what it "means" -- which may not be accurate.
Am I maki
I'm not sure I understand why you're interpreting it as rudeness if it happens when you're not necessarily seeking his attention.
The terms we use to describe what we do with our eyes often depend on the way we interpret what it "means" -- which may not be accurate.
Am I maki
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I understand your point.
Thanks for your kind reminding.
I just googled what Autism is, and found my son does not possess the characteristics of that kind of problem.
I think my son's behavior is way of expressing anger, displeasure, or mischief.
It is infrequent. If you ask him to stop doing that, he can.
Thanks for your kind reminding.
I just googled what Autism is, and found my son does not possess the characteristics of that kind of problem.
I think my son's behavior is way of expressing anger, displeasure, or mischief.
It is infrequent. If you ask him to stop doing that, he can.
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