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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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see or watch movie?

0 i personally use "watch movies" but most of the people use "see movie" or "have you seen the movie" but i think it sounds inproper so which one is correct?0-
  

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0 If I go to the cinema to view the film, I go to see the movie. 02br 02br 00I associate 'go' with 'see' in this case. I don't know if others will agree with my style in this.

— Eviltony

  • 0 If I go to the cinema to view the film, I go to see the movie.
  • 02br 02br 00I associate 'go' with 'see' in this case.
  • I don't know if others will agree with my style in this.
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0 If I go to the cinema to view the film, I go to see the movie. If I rent a DVD and view it at home, I watch the movie.02br
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0 01i00to see a movie02i00 is to accomplish a task02br
01i00to watch a movie02i00 is to participate in an activity.02br
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00 So it depends on which of these you want to express.02br
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01cite10CalifJim12cite11i10to see a movie12i10 is to accomplish a task12br
11i10to watch a movie12i10 is to participate in an activity.12br
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10So it depends on which of these you want to express.12br
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0Yes. I make that distinction, too. But I see it as the result of conceptualizing it as the difference between an accomplishment and an activity. Maybe I'm in fantasy-land, but I thought I noticed that sort of contrast throughout all the examples of 01i00see02i00 and 01i00watch02i00 (or 01i00hear02i00 and 01i00lis
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