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Stefan Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

look up

0Is 01i00look up02i00 in the following sentence a phrasal verb?02br
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01font00This is a view looking up the tower from the near bottom.02font02br
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00I'd say it isn't. If so, do I have to say 02br
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01font00This is a view looking up it from the near bottom02font02br
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00when I want to replace 01i00the tower02i00 with 01i00it02i00? (OR: 01font00This is a view looking it up...02font00)02br
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00TIA02br
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00Stefan0-
  

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02br 02br 00so 'This is a view looking up it from the bottom' (near is an odd word to include in either version. It's either the bottom or it isn't. Or did you mean 'from near the bottom' - from close to the bottom)0-

— Nona the brit

  • 02br 02br 00so 'This is a view looking up it from the bottom' (near is an odd word to include in either version.
  • It's either the bottom or it isn't.
  • Or did you mean 'from near the bottom' - from close to the bottom)0-
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0I'd say it is a phrasal verb.02br
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00so 'This is a view looking up it from the bottom' (near is an odd word to include in either version. It's either the bottom or it isn't. Or did you mean 'from near the bottom' - from close to the bottom)0-
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0 Anyway, I'd make it more compact:02br
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01i01font00This is a view01b00 up 02b00the tower01b00 from02b00 the near bottom.02font02i0-
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0If 01i00near02i00 is OK here, is not so interesting for me at the moment. What I'd like to know:02br
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01font00This is a view looking up it from the bottom02font02br
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00OR 01font00This is a view looking it up from the bottom02font00?02br
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0Thanks for your comments on 01i00near02i00 and the compact version.02br
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00Anyway, what I'd like to know is if the following versions are possible (01i00it02i00 stands for 01i00the tower02i00):02br
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01font001. This is the view looking it up from the bott
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02. is correct. 1 is not.02br
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00You have compared two different meanings of look up.02br
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00look up - in your original sentence this is to literally look at something in an upwards direction.02br
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00When you look something up in a reference book you are not literally 'looking up' - it just means to find the reference to it.
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0 For the third and final time, 'a view looking it up' is absolutely 100% incorrect. Only 'a view looking up it' is correct. 0-
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0Thanks for your clear answer, Nona.02br
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00S.0-
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