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Daithy Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Look up to or look up at?

"When I ask, look up at the ceiling without moving you head"

or

"When I ask, look up to the ceiling without moving you head"
  

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Both are OK, but 'look up at ' is more common. . you r head Clive

— Clive

  • Both are OK, but 'look up at ' is more common.
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  • you r head Clive
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Both are OK, but 'look up at' is more common.

. . . your head

Clive
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Daithy"When I ask, look up at the ceiling without moving you head"or"When I ask, look up to the ceiling without moving you head"
My choice would be look up toward the ceiling supposing it's some kind of eye exam.

The phrase look up at the ceiling gives the impression that you want someone to notice something on the ceiling.

CJ
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Thank you, however English is my second language so I couldn't have used my head.
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DaithyI couldn't have used my head
Emotion: tongue tied I think you have misunderstood something.
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Actually I have Emotion: big smile. I can see that now. I'm sorry about that.
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Look up to someone means to admire and respect that person. This is the more common use of look up to.
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