Notes/takes note of/takes notice of?
The waiter serves Regina another bottle of wine. James, seated at a table right behind her, notes/takes note of/takes notice of her heavy drinking.
Are any of these suiting for what I'm trying to write or is there a better choice? Thank you.
Top answer
bottle of wine. "
- bottle of wine.
- "
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You'd more likely hear: "The waiter...bottle of wine. James, seated at a table right behind her, notices her heavy drinking."
0"Notes" is unexceptionable and means that he notices and resolves to remember it.
"Takes note of" is like "notes" but stronger.
"Takes notice" is wrong. You take notice of something in an ongoing fashion.
"Notices" just means that he becomes aware of it, with no implications.
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