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Teo Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
See/watch
1. Have you ever seen a Korean movie?
2. Have you ever watched a Korean movie?
3. Have you ever seen a Korean TV program?
4. Have you ever watched a Korean TV program?
Which of the sentences are not acceptable?
Thank you very much for your reply.
2. Have you ever watched a Korean movie?
3. Have you ever seen a Korean TV program?
4. Have you ever watched a Korean TV program?
Which of the sentences are not acceptable?
Thank you very much for your reply.
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Hi Teo Though I myself am an English learner, I feel all the sentences are correct. "You see something" is "the thing comes into your sight" and "you look at something" is "you direct your sight toward the thing". And "you watch something" is "you keep attentively looking at the thing".
- Hi Teo Though I myself am an English learner, I feel all the sentences are correct.
- "You see something" is "the thing comes into your sight" and "you look at something" is "you direct your sight toward the thing".
- And "you watch something" is "you keep attentively looking at the thing".
- It's my way of understanding the three actions.
- paco
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Hi Teo
Though I myself am an English learner, I feel all the sentences are correct. "You see something" is "the thing comes into your sight" and "you look at something" is "you direct your sight toward the thing". And "you watch something" is "you keep attentively looking at the thing". It's my way of understanding the three actions.
paco
Though I myself am an English learner, I feel all the sentences are correct. "You see something" is "the thing comes into your sight" and "you look at something" is "you direct your sight toward the thing". And "you watch something" is "you keep attentively looking at the thing". It's my way of understanding the three actions.
paco
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According to Michael Swan's Practical English Usage (p493, third edition),
1. Have you ever seen Chaplin's "The Great Dictator" (correct)
2. Have you ever watched Chaplin's "The Great Dictator" (incorrect)
Is sentence #2 acceptable in American English?
Thank you very much for your reply.
1. Have you ever seen Chaplin's "The Great Dictator" (correct)
2. Have you ever watched Chaplin's "The Great Dictator" (incorrect)
Is sentence #2 acceptable in American English?
Thank you very much for your reply.
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Paco2004 "You see something" is "the thing comes into your sight"Generally, I like your notion of three actions, Paco, and I think it is useful to distinguish between the various words we want to use for our visual functions.
It was William Blake who said a couple of things (that are particularly applicable to the education of artists)--'We se
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Hi Davkett,
Got a question on your response. Is it grammatically correct to say "maybe carries.." or "maybe adds.."? ,or are they just typos?
Got a question on your response. Is it grammatically correct to say "maybe carries.." or "maybe adds.."? ,or are they just typos?
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Rishonly Is it grammatically correct to say "maybe carries.." or "maybe adds.."? ,or are they just typos?Well, Rishonly, I can say they're not typos.
When you use 'or', do you mean is one correct and the other not, or do you mean are they both incorrect?
If one is incorrect, so is the other. I'd be surprised to learn that they'r
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Hi Davkett,
Sorry for the confusion. I intended to ask the validity of both "may be carries" and "may be adds"? Both of them sound different and new for me. I think few more examples may help me to understand the usage.
Sorry for the confusion. I intended to ask the validity of both "may be carries" and "may be adds"? Both of them sound different and new for me. I think few more examples may help me to understand the usage.
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OK. That's clearer.
Maybe = perhaps
'It perhaps (maybe) carries an implication of passiveness.'
May be = might be/ could possibly be
'That may be (might be/could possibly be) the solution to the problem.'
'Yes, maybe (perhaps) you're right.'
Maybe = perhaps
'It perhaps (maybe) carries an implication of passiveness.'
May be = might be/ could possibly be
'That may be (might be/could possibly be) the solution to the problem.'
'Yes, maybe (perhaps) you're right.'
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1. Have you ever seen Chaplin's "The Great Dictator" (correct)
2. Have you ever watched Chaplin's "The Great Dictator" (incorrect)
Is sentence #2 acceptable in American English?
I would say that both are acceptable in American English, though there is a subtle difference in emphasis. The first sentence stresses t
2. Have you ever watched Chaplin's "The Great Dictator" (incorrect)
Is sentence #2 acceptable in American English?
I would say that both are acceptable in American English, though there is a subtle difference in emphasis. The first sentence stresses t
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