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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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looking straight at you/looking into your eyes
Mona Lisa, with a slight smile on her face, her hands crossed over her stomach, sits in front of a strange and beautiful landscape looking straight at you.
Mona Lisa, with a slight smile on her face, her hands crossing over her stomach, sits in front of a strange and beautiful landscape looking into your eyes.
Do both of the above sound right and mean the same to you? Thanks.
Mona Lisa, with a slight smile on her face, her hands crossing over her stomach, sits in front of a strange and beautiful landscape looking into your eyes.
Do both of the above sound right and mean the same to you? Thanks.
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Hi, Mona Lisa, with a slight smile on her face, her hands crossed over her stomach, sits in front of a strange and beautiful landscape looking straight at you . Mona Lisa, with a slight smile on her face, her hands crossing over her stomach, sits in front of a strange and beautiful landscape looking into your eyes. Do both of the above sound right and mean the same to you?
- Hi, Mona Lisa, with a slight smile on her face, her hands crossed over her stomach, sits in front of a strange and beautiful landscape looking straight at you .
- Mona Lisa, with a slight smile on her face, her hands crossing over her stomach, sits in front of a strange and beautiful landscape looking into your eyes.
- Do both of the above sound right and mean the same to you?
- Generally speaking, yes.
- I'd put a comma after 'landscape', to avoid any suggestion that 'looking straight at you' qualifies the word 'landscape'.
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Hi,
Mona Lisa, with a slight smile on her face, her hands crossed over her stomach, sits in front of a strange and beautiful landscape looking straight at you.
Mona Lisa, with a slight smile on her face, her hands crossing over her stomach, sits in front of a strange and beautiful landscape looking into yo
Mona Lisa, with a slight smile on her face, her hands crossed over her stomach, sits in front of a strange and beautiful landscape looking straight at you.
Mona Lisa, with a slight smile on her face, her hands crossing over her stomach, sits in front of a strange and beautiful landscape looking into yo
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Hi Angliholic,
"Crossed over her stomach" is unfortunate. Perhaps "crossing at her waist" would detract less from the mood. "Looking straight at you" is probably more dramatic than "looking into your eyes," but it's a personal choice. What do you wish to convey? I don't see anything wrong here.
Regards, - A.
Edit. Seeing Clive's reason for choosing "crossed," you
"Crossed over her stomach" is unfortunate. Perhaps "crossing at her waist" would detract less from the mood. "Looking straight at you" is probably more dramatic than "looking into your eyes," but it's a personal choice. What do you wish to convey? I don't see anything wrong here.
Regards, - A.
Edit. Seeing Clive's reason for choosing "crossed," you
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AvangiHi Angliholic,Thanks, Cli
"Crossed over her stomach" is unfortunate. Perhaps "crossing at her waist" would detract less from the mood. "Looking straight at you" is probably more dramatic than "looking into your eyes," but it's a personal choice. What do you wish to convey? I don't see anything wrong here.
Regards, - A.
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