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New2grammar Posted 19 years ago
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smile to/at

0What is the difference between 'smile to you' and 'smile at you'?0-
  

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12br 12br 12blockquote 10Mark read the mistake and smiled to himself. ( 01i 00smiled = felt pleased 02i 00)02br 00You smile at someone. ( Do not say 'smile to someone'.

— Yoong Liat

  • 12br 12br 12blockquote 10Mark read the mistake and smiled to himself.
  • ( 01i 00smiled = felt pleased 02i 00)02br 00You smile at someone.
  • ( Do not say 'smile to someone'.
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10What is the difference between 'smile to you' and 'smile at you'?12br
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10Mark read the mistake and smiled to himself. ( 01i00smiled = felt pleased 02i00)02br
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0 There is no difference in meaning really, except that you normally 'smile 01i00at 02i00other people' and 'smile 01i00to 02i00yourself'.0-
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0 01i00smile to you02i00 is not correct in my variety of English.02br
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0 hmmmm, well i found this interesting because before i did those kind of misakes........................ 0-
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01cite10Rita_malicia12cite10hmmmm, well i found this interesting because before i did those kind of misakes........................12blockquote
10Yet, amidst all adversity, he signed off these notes with 01b00words02b00 that were 01b00...02b00 his eyes as he took in the fi
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01font00Tom smiled01font00 01b00at02b02font00 Mary.02font00 Mary may or may not be aware of his smile, may or may not welcome his smile.02br
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