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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Stare in
Is it OK for me to say "I am staring into the distance.", although we usually say "stare at"?
"into" would mean the looker is coming close to the distant direction.
"into" would mean the looker is coming close to the distant direction.
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Yes, you can say that even though I don't quite agree with your interpretation. Usually you use "stare at" when referring to people or tangible things whereas "stare into" is more common with ethereal things like distance, space, the sky etc. Sometimes both prepositions are possible (stare at/into the sky/Sun etc) But you may say to stare into her/his eyes ect
- Yes, you can say that even though I don't quite agree with your interpretation.
- Usually you use "stare at" when referring to people or tangible things whereas "stare into" is more common with ethereal things like distance, space, the sky etc.
- Sometimes both prepositions are possible (stare at/into the sky/Sun etc) But you may say to stare into her/his eyes ect
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Yes, you can say that even though I don't quite agree with your interpretation. Usually you use "stare at" when referring to people or tangible things whereas "stare into" is more common with ethereal things like distance, space, the sky etc. Sometimes both prepositions are possible (stare at/into the sky/Sun etc)
But you may say
to stare into her/his eyes ect
But you may say
to stare into her/his eyes ect
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