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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

look to//look forward to the day

0Many look to the day when a cure for cancer will be found.02br
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00Many look forward to the day ...02br
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00Do both of the above mean about the same to you? Thanks.0-
  

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0Hi Angliholic,02br 00IMHO, 'look foward to' carries a sense of longing / yearning / eager anticipation; whatever you look forward to seems remote to you. 'Look to' connotes 'certainty'; soon or later whatever you look to will come. 0-

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  • 0Hi Angliholic,02br 00IMHO, 'look foward to' carries a sense of longing / yearning / eager anticipation; whatever you look forward to seems remote to you.
  • 'Look to' connotes 'certainty'; soon or later whatever you look to will come.
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0Hi Angliholic,02br
00IMHO, 'look foward to' carries a sense of longing / yearning / eager anticipation; whatever you look forward to seems remote to you. 'Look to' connotes 'certainty'; soon or later whatever you look to will come. 0-
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